A 30-year-old man from Afghanistan is facing a prison sentence after pleading guilty to sexual offences against three women and entering the UK illegally. Sohail Amiri, of Highfield Lane, Southampton, entered his pleas to two charges of sexual assault against two women on September 23 and November 25 as well as the attempted sexual assault of a third victim on September 23.
He denied the sexual assault of the third woman and the plea was accepted by the prosecution.
Amiri, who spoke with the assistance of a Pashto interpreter, also pleaded guilty to entering the United Kingdom without leave on October 23 2023 contrary to Section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971.
Judge Nicholas Rowland adjourned the case at Southampton Crown Court for sentencing on February 6 and remanded the defendant in custody until then.
He told Amiri: “You will be sentenced on February 6, you will be remanded in custody and you will be brought to court for sentence.
“You must expect a prison sentence of some length on that occasion. You are remanded in custody.”
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said previously that the November 25 incident happened in the early hours in Upper Shaftesbury Avenue, Southampton.
He said: “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.”
The September 23 incidents both took place in Westwood Road.
Highfield House Hotel in Highfield Lane, Portswood, has been subject to repeated anti-immigration protests.
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