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Afghan Man Admits Southampton Sex Offences With Sentencing Set for Feb. 6

A sentence of at least 12 months would reportedly trigger automatic deportation subject to appeal.

Overview

  • Sohail Amiri, 30, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to two sexual assaults and the attempted sexual assault of a third woman.
  • He denied a separate sexual assault count related to the third woman, which prosecutors accepted.
  • He also admitted entering the UK without leave on October 23, 2023, and spoke through a Pashto interpreter.
  • Judge Nicholas Rowland remanded him in custody and told him to expect a prison term, with sentencing scheduled for February 6.
  • The incidents were reported on Westwood Road on September 23 and on Upper Shaftesbury Avenue on November 25, and he had been staying at the Highfield House Hotel, a site of recent protests.