An asylum seeker whose sexual assault of a woman and a 14-year-old girl sparked the Epping migrant hotel protests is set to be deported.
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, committed his crimes days after arriving in the UK on a small boat.
He was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of five offences following a three-day trial.
At his sentencing hearing, Kebatu’s lawyer said it was his "firm wish" to be deported and he felt that before being found guilty at trial.
Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of at least 12 months.
The Home Office has said it will seek to deport Kebatu to Ethiopia. It is understood deportations regularly take place to the east African nation.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "It is our longstanding policy not to comment on individual cases, but when foreign nationals commit serious crimes in our country, we will always do everything in our power to deport them.
"This Government deported almost 5,200 foreign national offenders in its first year in office, a 14% increase on the previous year, and we will continue to do everything we can to remove these vile criminals from our streets."
Kebatu had told the author of a pre-sentence report that "because of the situation, Epping is in chaos and he had got a lot of migrants in trouble", the court was told.
The Bell Hotel resident's behaviour in July led to protests and counter-protests in Epping that kickstarted demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the country.
District Judge Christopher Williams said: "It's evident to me that your shame and remorse isn't because of the offences you've committed, but because of the impact they've had."
The judge said Kebatu "couldn't have anticipated" his offending "would cause such a response from the public....particularly in Epping, but also across the UK, resulting in mass demonstrations and fear that children in the UK are not safe."
The judge said Kebatu told a probation officer he was "aware of the unrest that (the) offending had caused" and he knew "other law-abiding asylum seekers were impacted by the offending".
Judge Christopher Williams previously 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.
The judge told the 38-year-old his behaviour "really highlights the poor regard you must have for women", adding Kebatu was "feeling sorry for yourself, knowing you were well and truly caught".
The 38-year-old told two teenagers he wanted to "have a baby with each of them" and attempted to kiss them, before going on to put his hand on one of the girls' thighs and stroke her hair, his trial at Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates' court was told.
The defendant, who was a "teacher of sports" in his home country, was also found to have sexually assaulted a woman by trying to kiss her, putting his hand on her leg and telling her she was pretty.
Speaking about what was said in the pre-sentence report, Mr Cowen said: "The word manipulative is used within the report.
"There's also comments made by Mr Kebatu when he stated he didn't know the UK was so strict even though he knew the Ethiopian age of consent was 18."
Statements from both victims were read to the court by the prosecutor, with the 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, saying she is now "checking over my shoulder" when she is out with friends.
She said she prepared the statement "so that the man who did this to me understands what he has done to me - a 14-year-old girl".
She continued: "Every time I go out with my friends, I'm checking over my shoulder.
"Wearing a skirt now makes me feel vulnerable and exposed."
The girl added: "Seeing the bench (where the sexual assault took place) reminds me of everything that happened.
"I'm aware there have been protests because of what has happened - I'm lucky that I was not in the country when that happened."
The adult member of the public who was sexually assaulted by Kebatu said the defendant "did not even appear to know that what he's done was wrong".
In her victim personal statement, the woman, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "Since the incident, I feel both angered and frustrated.
"He did not even appear to know that what he's done was wrong.
"The incident has left me feeling worried to leave my house. I think about this incident most nights before bed."
