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Dozens gathered tonight outside england/the-bell/”>england/the-bell/”>the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, following the jailing of an asylum seeker for sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Outrage After Migrant Jailed for Sex Attack
Hadush Kebatu, 41, an Ethiopian migrant previously housed at the Bell Hotel, was sentenced to 12 months in jail today after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old schoolgirl.
However, the Court of Appeal later overturned the order after an appeal by the Home Office and hotel owners Somani, allowing migrants to remain temporarily.
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A further hearing is scheduled for October, with the council accusing the hotel of unlawful operations. The situation is casting a long shadow over local communities already tense over the migrant crisis.
