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 battle to be kept.

The Iraqi, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, tried to claim he was gay to avoid being kicked out.

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However, the judges ruled that his story was “inconsistent” and dismissed his offer at Manchester Civil Courts Centre.

He was sentenced to three years in prison in 2019 for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in 2018, the year he secretly entered the UK.

He was found guilty of inducing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and of grooming and dating a girl under the age of 16.

He dragged out his deportation campaign in a legal battle funded in part by taxpayers.

During his trial, he claimed to be “gay or bisexual,” raising the matter for the first time since a deportation order was announced in 2020.

Immigration and Asylum Judge Susan Michelle Kebede said it was “implausible that he would want to hide his sexuality” when he filled out his asylum questionnaire in 2018.

He also tried to claim that he faced danger if he returned to Iraq, claiming his father had joined ISIS.

In addition, he made up the story that he was Jewish and would be in danger if he returned to Iraq, an Islamic country.

The judge said he “falsified his account in every way” in an attempt to secure his asylum claim and remain in the UK.