Hereford Man Given Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

[Hereford Voice]

A man from Hereford has been sentenced to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for five years following sexual assaults on a girl and a woman.

Sanjoy Galal, 46, of Green Street in Hereford, pled guilty and was sentenced at Hereford Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Tuesday 26 August).

On 1 April this year Galal sexually assaulted a girl in High Town. Minutes later he then followed a woman into McDonalds on Commercial Street and sexually assaulted her.

He was further handed a community order and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £114, pay compensation of £300, a fine of £100, rehab activity work and was also ordered to register as a sex offender 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”.