An asylum seeker who was jailed for several sex attacks but was allowed to stay in Britain has been found guilty of further assaults on a young girl.
Sadiq Mohammed, 32, was found guilty of abducting and sexually assaulting a girl of seven in Bristol in May 2006.
Mohammed, of Barton Hill, was jailed for four years in 2000 for indecently assaulting a 55-year-old woman and trying to attack two others.
Mohammed, from Somalia, will be sentenced later at Bristol Crown Court.
'Public protection'
Four years after being released from jail, Mohammed took the seven-year-old girl from outside a corner shop and sexually assaulted her in his flat.
He denied one charge of child abduction and assault, but the jury at Bristol Crown Court took just under one hour on Tuesday to find him guilty on both counts.
Speaking after the hearing the victim's father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was relieved.
He said: "Justice has been served today. We are very glad about the verdict."
Commenting on why Mohammed had not been deported, a Home Office spokesman said: "The government has made clear that public protection is the overarching priority of the Home Office.
"As part of this we have made clear that we will seek to deport foreign national prisoners who have committed a serious crime as early as possible in their sentence."
A Somali asylum seeker who was jailed for several sex attacks but was allowed to stay in Britain has been jailed indeterminately for a further attack.
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