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Libyan Asylum Seeker Denies Sexual Assault Charges in Court

4/14/2026

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Walid Abdulbasit, an 18-year-old Libyan asylum seeker, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court denying charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on a coach trip to London.
The alleged assault occurred on February 18, shortly after the coach departed Birmingham.
Abdulbasit, who has been in the UK for 18 months, was arrested at a service area and has remained in custody since.
He was granted conditional bail prohibiting contact with the complainant or the coach driver and requiring him to report to a police station twice a week.
A trial is scheduled for November 2028.

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Story summary

Walid Abdulbasit, an 18-year-old Libyan asylum seeker, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court denying charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on a coach trip to London.
The alleged assault occurred on February 18, shortly after the coach departed Birmingham.
Abdulbasit, who has been in the UK for 18 months, was arrested at a service area and has remained in custody since.
He was granted conditional bail prohibiting contact with the complainant or the coach driver and requiring him to report to a police station twice a week.
A trial is scheduled for November 2028.