Algerian Migrant Who Sexually Assaulted Vulnerable Schoolgirl, 16, in an Alleyway Is Spared Jail

An Algerian migrant who sexually assaulted a vulnerable schoolgirl in an alleyway has avoided prison time with a suspended sentence.

Sofiane Belasri, 41, molested the drunken 16-year-old after he approached her group of friends at Liverpool Street train station and offered to buy them wine on July 4, 2024.

Sofiane Belasri

After buying them alcohol worth £12 from a nearby shop, he sat with them on steps across from the station and told the schoolgirl she was ‘beautiful’ before touching her breasts over her clothes.

However police have said they are reviewing the sentence handed down by the court.

After the girl told him she was ‘gay’ and wasn’t interested in him, Belasri made sexual comments to her friends.

He then offered to buy them vapes if they gave him oral sex in an alleyway near the station.

One of the group went to nearby Bishopsgate Police station in the City of London to raise the alarm. Belasri was then arrested.

Prosecuting, Wajahat Sherwani read a victim impact statement in which she said: ‘Even though it was quite some time ago she feels cautious going out in London at night.’

Belasri has five previous convictions including theft and criminal damage between 2012 and 2024 but Derek Barry, defending, said it was an ‘out of character incident’.

The migrant failed to complete unpaid work following his last offence with 98 hours remaining.

His right to remain in Britain expired in 2017 but he then attempted to renew without success, the court heard.

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