Iranian asylum seeker jailed after sexually assaulting teenage girl

An Iranian asylum seeker, who came to the UK illegally on the back of a lorry in July 2024, has been sentenced to 7.5 years for sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Ahmadreza Khalafi, 29, previously pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the teenage girl at St Albans Crown Court in December last year.

His Honour Justice Mann handed Khalafi a four-and-a-half-year custodial sentence, and a further three years on licence.

His victim, 19-year-old Abbie Johnson, who has waived her right to anonymity, told GB News she wants to ‘save someone else from going through what I went through’.

Abbie was attacked by Khalafi while she played hide and seek with her friends after a night out in Bishop Stortford in May last year.

The teenager was hiding in a bush when the 29-year-old Iranian asylum seeker "forcefully and aggressively" assaulted her.

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