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| Epping migrant hotel resident charged with sexual assault | |
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| A man living at The Bell Hotel has been arrested and charged | A man living at The Bell Hotel has been arrested and charged |
| A man living at a hotel that has been the focus of a series of anti-migrant protests has been charged with assault and sexual assault offences. | |
| Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, a Syrian national living at The Bell Hotel, Epping, Essex, has been charged with two counts of common assault, four of assault by beating, and one count of sexual assault on a male. | Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, a Syrian national living at The Bell Hotel, Epping, Essex, has been charged with two counts of common assault, four of assault by beating, and one count of sexual assault on a male. |
| Essex Police said the offences were alleged to have taken place between 25 July and 12 August. | Essex Police said the offences were alleged to have taken place between 25 July and 12 August. |
| He was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody. Officers said they were not seeking any other suspects in relation to the case. | He was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody. Officers said they were not seeking any other suspects in relation to the case. |
| The hotel has been used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers, and has been the scene of a number of protests in recent weeks. | |
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