No punishment for Syrian refugee in the UK who touched girls' asses because he 'didn't know the laws'‘

The 26-year-old man lives in a 4-star Sheraton hotel with public money. He takes advantage of his bike rides to "touch the ass" of strangers.

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A 26-year-old Syrian refugee staying at a four-star hotel in Horley, southern England, has been convicted of three sexual assaults committed over a few days while cycling. Despite the security camera footage and the victims' accounts, The court has suspended the prison sentence after the defendant said he was “unfamiliar with the UK's laws on physical contact.”.

Explain the Daily Mail that the accused had arrived in the United Kingdom in 2024 and was cycling to his job at a car wash on London Bridge.

The daily bike ride to ‘touch women's arses’

The first incident occurred on 23 May 2024, when a woman leaving a pub with her mother noticed a cyclist slap her on the bottom before continuing on his way. A few days later, on 4 June, a second pedestrian suffered a similar assault: the man squeezed her buttocks and rode off on his bicycle while, according to her account, smiling and responding with obscene gestures to the victim's insults.

The incident was repeated on the morning of 12 June, near a Waitrose supermarket. In this case, the woman reported that the cyclist had touched her genitals directly before stopping, looking at her and blowing her a kiss with the hand he had just used to carry out the assault. All three incidents were captured on CCTV and corroborated by witnesses in court.

Trial with everything recorded by security cameras

Thanks to the security cameras, the investigators were able to link the three incidents and present a solid case. During the trial, the judge emphasised that the visual evidence demonstrated a repeated and deliberate pattern of conduct. The defendant's account was dismissed. He tried to justify himself by saying that he only wanted to avoid collisions with his bicycle..

Before announcing the sentence, the judge He repeated that the man had claimed to be “unfamiliar with the laws of the United Kingdom."”Therefore, he considered that his criminal liability should be limited to a suspended sentence. Consequently, he will not have to serve the six months' prison term of his conviction and can return to the street. What he will not be allowed to do is ride a bicycle, and he will have to attend a course.

Victims humiliated in full view during the trial

The court hearing not only brought the women face to face with the man who had assaulted them, but also forced them to listen to him deny the allegations and try to justify them with arguments they perceived as mockery. When the judge repeated his words, stating that he was “unfamiliar with the United Kingdom's laws on physical contact”, the victims reacted visibly outraged.. Some shook their heads and others silently expressed their anger at an explanation they found offensive.

In the testimonies collected during the proceedings, the women described the direct consequences they have been carrying ever since those days. One woman explained that she didn't dare leave the house wearing headphones for fear of not noticing who was around her.. Another said she hadn't been back to Horley town centre, unable to feel safe in the place where she had been attacked. All three agreed that they had felt the added contempt and humiliation when the man, instead of showing remorse, responded to them with kisses and the middle finger. That gesture, they recalled, had been as hurtful as the physical contact itself and had left them with a lasting sense of vulnerability and powerlessness.

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