Man told girls in Epping he wanted to ‘have a baby’, court hears

BBC News, Essex
Julia Quenzler/BBCOne man told two two -year -old girls who ate pizza in a city center that he “wanted to have a baby with them” and tried to kiss them.
Hadush Kebatu from Ethiopia claims to propose young people without “encouraging” after accepting food offers from ESSEX on July 7.
The allegations of the incident led to an anti -immigrant protests and anti -immigrant wave outside Bell Hotel, where Mr. Kebatu remained asylum seekers.
Rejects sexual assault, encourages a girl to participate in sexual activity, and harassment without violence.
In the court, Mr. Kebatu gave his birth date as December 1986 and made it 38, but the court records were 41.
Prosecutor Stuart Cowen said that Mr. Kebatu had recently arrived in England and that the case “suffered a lot of publicity because of the personal conditions of the defendant”.
PA MediaBay Cowen, who opened the hearing, said that the defendant approached girls sitting on a bench eating pizza and made “inappropriate comments”.
“The crown case said he wanted to have a baby with each one and tried to kiss them.” He said.
He continued: “Bell Hotel, who recently arrived in the United Kingdom.”
Cowen, rejected and said that the girls were 14 years old, “Age was not important,” he said.
He said that the girls left the region but approached by the asylum seeker the next day.
On this occasion, it was claimed that one of the young people was wearing the school uniform.
Mr. Cowen was uncomfortable and when a boyfriend intervened, Mr. Kebatu asked them to kiss them before he put his hand in his thigh.
“The court will tell the court that there is an erection while acting in this way.”
In an interview with the police, one of the girls played to the court said, Mr. Kebatu, “leaning, swimming his lips” and said, “He was really enthusiastic for a kiss.”
“[He said] If I go back to the hotel with him, we can do babies. ”
He asked how he made him feel, the girl told a officer: “I really couldn’t move, shocked me. I didn’t know what to do. My mind was empty.
“I felt sick. I didn’t think that a man was completely appropriate to do it.”
Getty ImagesJudge Christopher Williams also asked a woman if Mr. Kebatu needed help, but soon later he was “sexually attacked by putting his hand on his leg” and tried to kiss him.
The court said that police officers were called and that they had been arrested by Mr. Kebatu nearby.
Molly Dyas, who made a defense, said that the asylum seeker rejected all the allegations against him, but he agreed to be in the city center at the time.
EPPING Forest Zone Council on August 19 Supreme Court provided victory To temporarily prevent the place from housing asylum seekers.
The hearing is expected to end on Wednesday.





