An Afghan man has been charged with sexual assaults against three women in Southampton as well as with illegally entering the UK.
Sohail Amiri, 30, of Highfield Lane, Southampton, is accused of approaching a woman and attempting to kiss her in Upper Shaftesbury Avenue on Tuesday and two incidents involving other women in Westwood Road on September 23.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said: “Officers investigating three reports of sexual assaults on women in Portswood and Bevois have charged a man.
“The charges follow an incident which occurred in Upper Shaftesbury Avenue in the early hours of Tuesday.
“It was reported a woman was walking along the road just after midnight when she was approached by a man she did not know who is alleged to have then tried to kiss her.
“She was able to force him off and run away.”
Amiri has also been charged with entering the United Kingdom without leave contrary to Section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971.
The 30-year-old Aghan will appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court in the near future
Highfield House Hotel in Highfield Lane, Portswood, has been subject to repeated anti-immigration protests.
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