Hadush Kebatu was found guilty of touching and trying to kiss the schoolgirl in Epping on 7 and 8 July.
His arrest led to a wave of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel, where he was staying as an asylum seeker from Ethiopia.
The Home Office will seek to deport Kebatu following his prison sentence.
His barrister, Molly Dyas, said: “Mr Kebatu’s firm wish is to be deported as soon as possible.”
The judge at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court said it must have been a “disgusting and sickening” experience for the girl, who was wearing school uniform at the time.
“Every time I go out with my friends I am checking over my shoulder,” the victim said in a statement.
Kebatu was found guilty of two sexual assaults, harassing the girl, inciting her to engage in sexual activity and an attempted sexual assault.
He committed the crimes eight days after he arrived in the UK by small boat, having travelled through Sudan, Libya, Italy and France.
Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made when a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of at least 12 months....<<<Read More>>>...
