Convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu has been arrested in northLondon, two days after he wasmistakenly released from prison.
The former asylum seeker was wrongly set free when he was due to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported on Friday.
He was arrested this morning in the Finsbury Park area of London, theMetropolitan Policeconfirmed.
Kebatu became one of the country’s highest-profile sex offenders after reports of hiscrimes sparked protests at the Bell Hotel in Epping, where he was staying while seeking asylum.
The Ethiopian national told two teenagers he wanted to ‘have a baby with each of them’ before trying to kiss them, putting his hand on one of the girls’ thighs and stroking her hair.
He also sexually assaulted a woman by trying to kiss her, putting his hand on her leg and telling her she was pretty.
His crimes sparked protests outside the hotel where he was staying, which spread to other hotels housing migrants.
As a response the local council sought an injunction trying to ban the hotel from being used to house asylum seekers – but this was overturned after the government appealed.
Kebatu’s release caused major embarrassment for thegovernment, with Justice SecretaryDavid Lammysaying he was ‘livid’ on behalf of the public over the error.
This morning,HealthSecretaryWes Streetingsaid: ‘There does need to be accountability for such an egregious failure.’
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