Inciting a schoolgirl to engage in sexual activity and sexual assault.

A 36-year-old man, Osman Mohamed, has been jailed for 15 months after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old schoolgirl.

Mohamed, who had been drinking, approached the girl, a stranger, in the Bargoed area of Caerphilly after taking a train from Cardiff. He told her he was the same age and hugged her, before touching her bottom over her clothing.

The victim, who no longer feels safe in her area, reported the incident to the police, who detained Mohamed in Bargoed.

In court, Mohamed denied the offences, which took place on August 30, 2021, claiming that he was not the same age as the victim and that he had not touched her inappropriately. However, a jury found him guilty of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity and sexual assault.

Sentencing Mohamed, Recorder Caroline Rees KC said: "You drank alcohol and the victim assessed you to be drunk. You approached the victim who was just 15 who was with her friend and you hugged her. You touched her to the area of her bottom over her clothing. She told you she was only 15, you said you were 15, although she very quickly assessed that you were talking rubbish and that you were obviously older."

The judge added: "You continue to deny your responsibility for the offences and that remains your position today. It follows that you demonstrate no insight or remorse for the behaviour of which the jury were sure you were guilty of."

Mohamed, who followed proceedings with the help of an Arabic translator, will serve half of his sentence in custody and any time spent in custody will count towards his sentence. He will also have to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years and faces the prospect of being deported from the UK.