An asylum seeker hotel resident who sexually assaulted a woman and a 14-year-old girl is facing jail.
Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who arrived in the UK on a small boat days before the incidents, was found guilty of five offences following a three-day trial at Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates' courts.
The 38-year-old told two teenagers he wanted to 'have a baby with each of them' and attempted to kiss them, before inviting them back to the Bell Hotel in Epping, where he was staying.
His advances were rejected again when he saw her the following day and put his hand on one of the girls' thighs and stroked her hair, his trial was told.
The defendant was also found to have sexually assaulted a woman who intervened by trying to kiss her, putting his hand on her leg and telling her she was pretty.
District Judge Christopher Williams found Kebatu guilty of two counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted sexual assault, one count of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity and one count of harassment without violence.
After finding him guilty, the judge said he 'can expect an immediate custodial sentence to be imposed'. Kebatu is due to be sentenced at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Kebatu had arrived in the UK in a dinghy just eight days before he began harassing the teenager. His arrest in July sparked a huge anti-migrant demonstration in Epping and prompted the local council to try and shut down the town's Bell Hotel.
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, became emotional when he was arrested in Epping
Mr Kebatu was found guilty of five charges including sexual assault (court sketch from August 26)
Last month, Epping Forest District Council announced it would take its case to shut down the Bell Hotel to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal overturned a temporary High Court injunction which would have forced the 138 asylum seekers there to leave by September 12.
It had argued site owner Somani Hotels had breached planning rules by not notifying Epping of its plans for the Bell.
The decision to rule in favour of the hotel chain and Home Office sparked outrage, with protests spreading to cities across the UK amid accusations the government was 'taking the side of migrants over Britons'.
Several other councils across the UK have since vowed to take legal action to kick asylum seekers out of hotels following the ruling.
Labour-run councils, such as Wirral, Stevenage, Tamworth and Rushmoor are among those continuing to storm ahead with plans to launch legal bids against the government.