Man sexually assaults woman and girl on same night

Sanjoy Galal was sentenced at Hereford Magistrates Court

A man from Hereford has been sentenced to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for five years after he sexually assaulted a woman and a girl in the same night.

Sanjoy Galal, 46, of Green Street in Hereford, appeared at Hereford Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to the offences.

The incidents happened on 1 April when Galal sexually assaulted a girl in High Town, minutes before he followed a woman into McDonalds on Commercial Street and sexually assaulted her.

He was also handed a community order and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £114, compensation of £300, a fine of £100, do rehab activity work and was placed on the Sex Offender Register for five years.

DC Sophie Weaver, who led the investigation, said: "We take reports of sexual assault and sexual offences extremely seriously and we will continue to seek justice for those who have suffered such abhorrent crimes.

"I would like to commend the victims for their bravery and courage in what has been an extremely difficult time for them and their families.

"Behaviour such as that shown by Galal will simply not be tolerated in our communities, and those who think it is acceptable to commit such crimes will be brought to justice".