Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against two 14-year-old girls and another against a woman
A man who became the focus of far-right demonstrations outside a hotel in Epping, Essex where he and others were housed has been found guilty of sexual assault against two 14-year-old girls.
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, an asylum seeker from Ethiopia, was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against the girls and another against a woman.
The district judge, Christopher Williams, also found him guilty of one count of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, and one count of harassment without violence. Kebatu had denied the charges. “This is anti-Christian - these are just children, innocent children,” he told the court.
A two-day trial began on Tuesday at Chelmsford magistrates court and concluded on Wednesday at Colchester magistrates court.
