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Migrant charged with sexually assaulting male ‘victim' at Bell Hotel in Epping – weeks after protests erupted outside
Officers were called to the hotel yesterday
MIGRANT HELD Migrant charged with sexually assaulting male 'victim' at Bell Hotel in Epping – weeks after protests erupted outside
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A MIGRANT has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a man at the Bell Hotel - just weeks after fierce protests erupted outside.
Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, who lives at the hotel in Epping, Essex, will appear in court today.
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A man will appear in court today after officers made an arrest at the Bell Hotel yesterday
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The arrest comes just weeks after a series of protests outside the hotel
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Officers were called to his accommodation on Epping High Road yesterday.
Syrian national Sharwarq was then arrested and questioned after allegedly attacking another man between July 25 and August 12.
He has been charged with two counts of common assault, four counts of assault by beating and one count of sexual assault.
Essex Police confirmed that they were not hunting for any other suspects in relation to the assaults.
A spokesperson for the force said: "A man will appear in court today to face criminal charges after officers were called to the Bell Hotel on Epping High Road on Tuesday 12 August.
"A 32-year-old man was arrested and questioned.
"Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national who resides at The Bell Hotel, Epping has been charged with the following offences: two counts of common assault; four counts of assault by beating; one count of sexual assault on a male contrary to section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
"The offences are alleged to have taken place between 25 July and 12 August.
"He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court today, Wednesday 13 August."
It comes weeks after protests erupted outside the hotel.
