Overview
- Sentencing at St Albans Crown Court on February 5 set a four-and-a-half-year custodial term with three years on licence.
- Khalafi pleaded guilty on December 2 to four counts of sexual touching after more serious charges were withdrawn or left to lie on file.
- His Honour Judge Mann said Khalafi acted "as a predator" and issued a 10-year restraining order.
- The assault occurred on May 3 near the Black Lion pub while 19-year-old Abbie Johnson, who waived anonymity, was out with friends and later described severe ongoing trauma.
- Reports differ on Khalafi’s immigration background, with one outlet citing an illegal lorry entry and another stating he had refugee status and church-supported lodging.