Epping migrant hotel resident charged with sexual assault

A person dwelling at a lodge that has been the main focus of a sequence of anti-migrant protests has been charged with sexual assault.Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, a Syrian nationwide dwelling at The Bell Resort, Epping, Essex, additionally confronted two counts of widespread assault and 4 of assault by beating – regarding 4 complainants – at a listening to earlier than magistrates in Chelmsford on Wednesday.Essex Police mentioned the offences had been alleged to have taken place between 25 July and 12 August. He was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody. Officers mentioned they weren’t in search of another suspects in relation to the case.The BBC understands the alleged offences happened inside the Bell Resort.The lodge has been utilized by the Residence Workplace to deal with asylum seekers, and has been the scene of numerous protests in current weeks.Dr Neil Hudson, Conservative MP for Epping Forest, mentioned: “I’m deeply involved by stories {that a} resident of the Bell Resort has been charged with a number of assaults, together with an offence of a sexual nature.”I’ve contacted the Residence Workplace urgently, requesting additional data and calling for reassurances on administration and safeguarding.”He mentioned he had additionally been liaising with Essex Police and had written to the Residence Secretary calling for the lodge to be “instantly closed for neighborhood security”.In a press release the Residence Workplace mentioned it couldn’t touch upon ongoing authorized proceedings.But it surely mentioned it was altering the legislation to “guarantee people convicted of any registered sexual offence can have their asylum declare denied”, including “we are going to do every thing in our energy to pursue their deportation from the UK”.