The mistaken release of an asylum seeker who was jailed for sexual offences has prompted widespread condemnation - and an extensive police operation.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, had assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, about a week after he had crossed the Channel and arrived in the UK by boat.

Last night, the teenager's father was visibly upset as he turned up at HMP Chelmsford - asking for answers on how Kebatu was freed just one month into a 12-month sentence.

He did not want to speak on camera - but told Sky correspondent Mollie Malone that he was "frustrated" at the thought of the Ethiopian national being back on the streets.

"The justice system has let us down," he said.

Footage has emerged that appears to show Kebatu in Chelmsford town centre followin

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