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A man living at The Bell Hotel has been arrested and charged
A man living at a hotel that has been the focus of a series of anti-migrant protests has been charged with assault and sexual assault offences.
Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, a Syrian national living at The Bell Hotel, Epping, Essex, has been charged with two counts of common assault, four of assault by beating, and one count of sexual assault on a male.
Essex Police said the offences were alleged to have taken place between 25 July and 12 August.
He was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody. Officers said they were not seeking any other suspects in relation to the case.
The hotel has been used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers, and has been the scene of a number of protests in recent weeks.
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