US EditionResident of Epping Migrant Hotel Accused of Sexual Assaults to Face Trial
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies multiple sexual assault and harassment charges; incidents triggered large protests reflecting local tensions over migrant housing.
- On Tuesday, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, a resident of the former Bell Hotel in Epping, is due to stand trial at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court for allegedly trying to kiss a 14-year-old girl who offered him pizza; the hearing will last two days.
- Prosecutors say the alleged offences happened on two days last month, eight days after Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu's arrival in the UK by small boat, involving attempts to kiss and touch two girls in Epping, Essex.
- Kebatu denies the charges and faces three counts of sexual assault, one count of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, and one count of harassment without violence; Mr Cowen said, `These advances were rejected`.
- The incidents have triggered protests and counter-protests outside the former Bell Hotel, Epping, with thousands attending as several men face charges over disorder, including Phillip Curson.
- Similar demonstrations nationwide have framed the case in a broader debate over migrant hotels, with national protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers adding context to local unrest.
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Migrant Hotel Resident in Court Over Epping Sex Assault Case
The man who sparked protests outside Essex’s Bell Hotel—fuelling resistance to the Labour government’s ‘small boats’ migrant policy—went on trial on Tuesday, August 26th. Hadush Kebatu from Ethiopia, aged between 38 and 41, is alleged to have approached two 14-year-old girls in a town centre, and said that he “wanted to have a baby with them” and before attempting to kiss them. The illicit approach is reported to have occurred in Epping, Essex o…
Migrant staying in Epping hotel 'sexually assaulted schoolgirl, 14, eight days after arriving in Britain', court hears
A migrant has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old just eight days after arriving in the UK on a small boat, a court has been told
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