Posted by A MIGRANT has been jailed for 12 months for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl after he invited her back to his Epping hotel to “make babies”.
Hadush Kebatu, 41, put his hand on the teen’s thigh, tried to kiss her, and told her he wanted to marry her while she was in her school uniform.
The Ethiopian migrant, who previously worked as a teacher, carried out the attacks just eight days after arriving in Britain on a small boat.
The Home Office has now confirmed it will seek to deport Kebatu.
A spokesperson said: “It is our longstanding policy not to comment on individual cases, but when foreign nationals commit serious crimes in our country, we will always do everything in our power to deport them.
“This Government deported almost 5,200 foreign national offenders in its first year in office, a 14% increase on the previous year, and we will continue to do everything we can to remove these vile criminals from our streets.”
Sentencing Judge Christopher Williams told Kebatu, who appeared in the dock wearing a grey jumper, that he showed “no remorse at all”.
He said Kebatu, who sat with his hands clasped together, knew “full well” how old his victim was and he had a “poor regard for women.”
Kebatu was living at the controversial Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, which has been at the centre of a landmark court battle.
The sex attack sparked mass anti-immigration protests across the UK, with frustrated Brits demanding that asylum hotels be emptied.
Kebatu, who was assisted by a Tigrinya interpreter in court, has now been jailed after he was convicted of five sex charges.
They include sexually assaulting the 14-year-old girl and inciting her to engage in sexual activity.
Prosecutor Stuart Cowen today said that as part of a pre-sentence report, Kebatu had said he did “feel a lot of remorse” .
Mr Cowen said his client “did not know the UK was so strict”, but did know the age of consent was “18 in Ethiopia”.
He was also found guilty of attempting to sexually assault the teen, harassment without violence and sexually assaulting a woman who had stepped in to help.
In a victim impact statement, the girl said she is now “checking over my shoulder” when she is out with friends.
Prosecutor Stuart Cowen said: “They offered him some which he accepted. He sat down next to [the alleged victim] on the bench and it is said that without any encouragement he began to make inappropriate comments to her and a girlfriend.
“It is the crown’s case that he said he wanted to have a baby with each of them and attempted to kiss them.
“He invited them back to the Bell Hotel where he was resident, having recently arrived in the UK.”
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