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Epping asylum seeker found guilty of sexual assault: Should he be deported? | LBC debate

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Tom Swarbrick can't help but raise his voice as he debates with Shoaib Khan, a Human Rights Lawyer, specialising in asylum and immigration law.

An asylum seeker staying an a hotel in Epping whose arrest sparked anti-migrant protests has been found guilty of sexual assault.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was found guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl days after arriving in the UK on a small boat.

The Ethiopian national's behaviour in July sparked protests and counter-protests in Epping, Essex, and further demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the country.

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Tom SwarbrickShoaib KhanHuman Rights LawyerHadush Gerberslasie KebatuChelmsford Magistrates' CourtThe EthiopianEpping EssexLBC App

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