A migrant sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl just eight days after he arrived in Britain on a small boat, a court heard.
Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, allegedly put his hand on the schoolgirl's thigh, tried to kiss her and said he wanted to have a baby with her, Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard.
He is also accused of inciting the girl to engage in sexual activity and sexually assaulting a woman who tried to help her during a second encounter the following day.
Mr Kebatu's arrest on July 8 prompted a huge anti-migrant demonstration in Epping, and prompted the local council to seek an injunction to shut down the town's Bell Hotel where he and other migrants had been housed.
Prosecutor Stuart Cowen said: 'The court will hear from a number of witnesses that on July 7, the defendant was in Epping. The complainant, a 14-year-old girl, will state that her group were on a bench eating pizza and were approached by the defendant who appeared hungry.
