An Ethiopian asylum seeker has been handed a 16-month prison sentence after sexually assaulting a woman who was assisting refugees.
Yousuf Musa, of Ashington, Northumberland, was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court after admitting to offences including sexual assault and threatening behaviour.
The court was told that the 28-year-old displayed "predatory" behaviour and was deemed to present a risk of causing "serious harm" to others.
Musa faces imminent release having already spent five months on remand, with only 40 per cent of his sentence left to complete.
The court heard how Musa approached the victim and asked her name before embracing her.
When the woman remained near an open doorway with others nearby, Musa forcibly held her genitals whilst simultaneously groping her breast over her clothing.
The victim struggled for several seconds whilst telling him to get off her.
According to Chronicle Live, Jemima Stephenson-Finn, prosecuting, said: "He responded 'don't you want this' and gestured to his genitals and said 'you feel this too' while making masturbating gestures upon himself.
Yousuf Musa was handed a 16 month prison sentence
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"She told him to leave and that she was calling the police but he remained and was smiling. A male colleague came to help and the defendant appeared to find the situation funny.
"He again tried to grab her, this time only reaching her wrist. The male colleague then used some force to remove him from the building."
When the defendant was arrested, he requested a kiss from a police officer.
Musa was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court
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He told another officer that she was "beautiful" and requested she sit next to him.
After being released from custody the next day, Musa turned his attention to a female dog walker.
He followed the walker and requested a hug from her and another woman.
Musa repeatedly asked for an embrace and placing his hand on one of the women's shoulders before her husband intervened.
He pleaded guilty to sexual assault and common assault in relation to the first incident and common assault and threatening behaviour in relation to the second.