A 20-year-old woman seeking refuge in a Liverpool newsagents was sexually assaulted by a staff member, a court has heard.
Horrifying Attack in Liverpool One Shop
Yaaqob Saleh, from Toxteth, preyed on the woman in the early hours inside the Liverpool One Newsagents on Whitechapel. The victim had been out in the city centre in March last year and went to the store after her phone died, hoping to charge it and call a taxi home.
Saleh was working behind the counter and offered her a spot by a heater to wait. Prosecutor Michelle Dodd said Saleh “began to touch her thigh and asked for a kiss.” The woman rejected him, but Saleh then kissed her cheek before putting his hand up her skirt and touching her crotch area.