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| Anger as sex attacker stays in UK | Anger as sex attacker stays in UK |
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| A victim of a serial sex attacker is "appalled" that he will not be deported in order to protect his human rights. | A victim of a serial sex attacker is "appalled" that he will not be deported in order to protect his human rights. |
| An Asylum and Immigration Tribunal upheld a ruling which blocked moves by the Home Office to deport the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons. | An Asylum and Immigration Tribunal upheld a ruling which blocked moves by the Home Office to deport the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons. |
| Mr Justice Hodge said the 20-year-old should stay in the UK as he came here from Sierra Leone, aged six, and had virtually no family in West Africa. | Mr Justice Hodge said the 20-year-old should stay in the UK as he came here from Sierra Leone, aged six, and had virtually no family in West Africa. |
| Victim Gabrielle Browne, 42, said he had no right to stay in the country. | Victim Gabrielle Browne, 42, said he had no right to stay in the country. |
| Family life | Family life |
| Ms Browne, who waived her right to anonymity as the victim of a sex attack, said she felt "devastated and let down". | Ms Browne, who waived her right to anonymity as the victim of a sex attack, said she felt "devastated and let down". |
| "I am appalled by the decision," she said. | "I am appalled by the decision," she said. |
| "How is it right that somebody who has offended so seriously against defenceless women is allowed to remain in this country?" | "How is it right that somebody who has offended so seriously against defenceless women is allowed to remain in this country?" |
| Justice Hodge says the attacker's right to family life must be upheld | |
| Her attacker had admitted indecently assaulting 11 women in the past five years. | Her attacker had admitted indecently assaulting 11 women in the past five years. |
| He is being allowed to stay in the UK after his release under article eight of the Human Rights Act, which gives a person a right to a family life. | He is being allowed to stay in the UK after his release under article eight of the Human Rights Act, which gives a person a right to a family life. |
| Ms Browne, a mother of two, was training for the London Marathon when she was attacked. | Ms Browne, a mother of two, was training for the London Marathon when she was attacked. |
| "He was hiding behind a blind corner on the canal path and could see me coming although I could not see him. | "He was hiding behind a blind corner on the canal path and could see me coming although I could not see him. |
| "He stepped out and blocked my way then asked me for the time. | "He stepped out and blocked my way then asked me for the time. |
| "He threw an arm around my throat and dragged me 100 metres." | "He threw an arm around my throat and dragged me 100 metres." |
| A Home Office spokesman said: "We believe that foreign nationals who commit serious crimes should be deported. | A Home Office spokesman said: "We believe that foreign nationals who commit serious crimes should be deported. |
| "We are disappointed that the courts reached this decision on 1 March 2007, and as a result deportation could not proceed in this case." | "We are disappointed that the courts reached this decision on 1 March 2007, and as a result deportation could not proceed in this case." |