Epping hotel asylum seeker jailed after sexually assaulting woman and 14-year-old girl

Asylum Seeker Hotel Resident Jailed for 12 Months for Sexual Assault of Girl, 14

An asylum seeker hotel resident who sparked nationwide protests after sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl faces deportation after being jailed for 12 months. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who arrived in the UK on a small boat days before the incidents, was found guilty of five offences following a three-day trial at Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates’ courts. On Tuesday, a judge told the 38-year-old his behavio…

One crime, a whole community: the Essex asylum seeker case is being weaponised by the far-right

A court in Essex convicted a man, an asylum seeker, of sexual assault this month. The crime is serious, and justice demands accountability. But within hours, commentators, headlines, and politicians were already turning the Essex asylum seeker case into a weapon. Instead of discussing one individual, they used it to smear all asylum seekers. Consequently, the focus shifted away from justice and towards collective blame. From ‘feral’ to ‘pure evi…

Home Office to seek deportation of migrant after 12-month sex assault sentence

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu told a probation officer he wanted to be deported.

Asylum Seeker Gets Slap On The Wrist For Sexually Assaulting Teen

An Ethiopian man was sentenced Tuesday to a year in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a teenage girl in Epping, England, sparking protests in the town.

The fears of the Epping protesters have been vindicated

An asylum seeker at the Bell Hotel has been jailed for sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Man jailed over sex assaults that sparked nationwide protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu faces deportation after serving his sentence