Asylum seeker who sexually abused a young girl after entering UK illegally loses three-year fight to stay
AN ASYLUM seeker who sexually abused a young girl after entering the UK illegally has lost a three-year fight to stay.
The Iraqi, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, tried to claim he was gay to avoid being booted out.
Judges, however, ruled his story was “inconsistent” as they dismissed his bid at Manchester civil justice centre.
He had been jailed for three years in 2019 for sexually abusing a girl of 12 in 2018, the year he sneaked into the UK.
He was found guilty of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and for grooming and meeting a girl under 16.
He dragged out his deportation fight in a legal battle part-funded by taxpayers.
As part of his case he claimed to be “gay or bisexual”, raising the matter for the first time after the notification of a deportation action in 2020.
Immigration and asylum judge Susan Michelle Kebede said it was “implausible that he would wish to hide his sexuality” in 2018 when he completed his asylum questionnaire.
He also tried to claim he faced danger if he returned to Iraq because he claimed his dad had joined IS.
Additionally, he concocted a story that he was Jewish and would be at risk if returned Iraq, an Islamic country.
The judge said he “fabricated his account in all respects” to try to enhance his asylum claim and remain in the UK.