A migrant who tried to kiss a schoolgirl before groping a woman who came to her aid was convicted of sex offences today.
Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 41, sparked a huge anti-migrant demonstration in Epping, Essex, and prompted the local council to try and shut down the town's Bell Hotel where he was a resident after his arrest in July.
He made inappropriate comments and tried to kiss the 14-year-old as she sat eating pizza with friends on a bench after school.
His advances were rejected again when he saw her the following day and a woman who intervened when he put his hand on the girl's thigh then became the focus of his attention as he touched her leg and tried to kiss her.
Extraordinary body-worn police footage taken as police arrested Kebatu showed him breaking down in tears as he was handcuffed at the side of the road.
