Julien Dorin had only been freed from prison a matter of months before he sexually assaulted the teenager
Julien Dorin, of no fixed address, aged 39(Image: Merseyside Police)
A pervert sexually assaulted a missing girl after encountering her late at night in Liverpool ONE. Julien Dorin told the teenager “I’ve got money, if you help me, I’ll help you” before kissing and groping her, forcing her to seek refuge in a nearby pub.
Her attacker had only been freed from prison following a violent assault a matter of months before he subjected her to the harrowing hour-long ordeal. A judge told him yesterday: “Your behaviour was, to say the very least, sinister and wholly inappropriate.”
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Monday that the teenage girl had run away from home at the time of the incident earlier this year before, at around 10pm, she found herself sitting in Chavasse Park in Liverpool city centre. Dorin, of no fixed address, then approached her and began talking to her.
Derek Jones, prosecuting, described how a “rather lengthy interaction” followed between the two over the course of roughly an hour. However, during this time, the defendant, “repeatedly asked her if she wished to go for a drink” in spite of being informed of her young age.
Dorin also “said he could help her, said he had money several times and asked her to go back to his house”. The 39-year-old thereafter took hold of her hand and began to kiss it “while telling her she was attractive and pretty”.
His inappropriate behaviour then continued with him “touching her thigh on a couple of occasions” and “telling her that she had a good heart” before “using that expression as an excuse to touch her chest or her breasts”. Having left this area, Dorin went on to put his arm around the girl and hug and kiss her before she was able to escape and hide in a nearby pub, leading to the police being called.
Having been on licence at the time, following his release from custody around two months earlier in relation to a previous conviction for wounding, he was recalled to prison as a result of his arrest.
Ken Heckle, defending, told the court: “The defendant is originally from Syria. He came here because of the war there and is in the country legally. I do not know whether this conviction may change his status in due course.
“She was able, thankfully, to stop him doing thankfully what he was up to. She said, at one stage, that she froze on a couple of occasions. He now bitterly regrets and understands that it was wholly inappropriate.”
Mr Heckle added: “He has family back home, but he has no children here. The regime in Syria and the terrorism that transpires still may make it difficult for him to return there, but it is to be hoped that he can use the time usefully whilst in custody and put this matter behind him.”
Dorin, who was assisted by an interpreter during the hearing, admitted one count of sexual assault. Appearing in the dock wearing a blue Adidas tracksuit, he was jailed for 18 months.
Sentencing, Judge Garrett Byrne said: “Your behaviour was, to say the very least, sinister and wholly inappropriate. You approached [the girl], who told you she was [her age at the time], and she clearly was a young girl.
“It was 10 o’clock at night. She told you that she had been off alcohol for two years, but you offered her alcohol nevertheless. You told her not to tell her sister about you. You asked if she had family around and asked her if she had a boyfriend.
“You said ‘I can give you anything, I’ve got money, if you help me, I’ll help you’. You said that more than once. She told you to stop, but you did not. You persisted. She was clearly upset about all of this. She was a vulnerable person, and your behaviour was predatory.
“You were on licence at the time. You have a previous conviction, albeit of a different nature, but a very recent one. The location and timing are particularly aggravating features. You have no compelling mitigation.”
Dorin was also handed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. He will be required to sign the sex offenders’ register for the next decade.