A person residing at a resort that has been the main target of a collection of anti-migrant protests has been charged with sexual assault.
Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, a Syrian nationwide residing at The Bell Lodge, 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 searching for every other suspects in relation to the case.
The BBC understands the alleged offences passed off throughout the Bell Lodge.
The resort has been utilized by the Dwelling Workplace to deal with asylum seekers, and has been the scene of plenty of 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 Lodge has been charged with a number of assaults, together with an offence of a sexual nature.
“I’ve contacted the Dwelling Workplace urgently, requesting additional info and calling for reassurances on administration and safeguarding.”
He mentioned he had additionally been liaising with Essex Police and had written to the Dwelling Secretary calling for the resort to be “instantly closed for group security”.
In an announcement the Dwelling 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’ll do all the pieces in our energy to pursue their deportation from the UK”.
