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Nottingham Man Faces Sexual Assault Trial Over Christmas Day Incident

7/15/2026

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Yibrah Tesfamichael is on trial in Nottingham for a single count of sexual assault alleged to have occurred on December 25, 2024.
He told the jury the woman was happy and consented when he touched her inside her trousers on Christmas Day 2024.
Prosecutor Luc Chignell said the defendant’s hand moved inside the victim’s legs without consent, describing her reaction as feeling hunted like a horror-movie scene after she walked toward a taxi.

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Yibrah Tesfamichael is on trial in Nottingham for a single count of sexual assault alleged to have occurred on December 25, 2024.
He told the jury the woman was happy and consented when he touched her inside her trousers on Christmas Day 2024.
Prosecutor Luc Chignell said the defendant’s hand moved inside the victim’s legs without consent, describing her reaction as feeling hunted like a horror-movie scene after she walked toward a taxi.