At the trial, Kebatu gave his date of birth as December 1986, making him 38, although the court recorded his age as 41.
A judge at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court found him guilty of two sexual assaults, harassing the girl, inciting her to engage in sexual activity and an attempted sexual assault, and warned him to expect a prison sentence.
Reacting to the verdicts, Mohamed told the BBC: “What he did is wrong, it’s an older man and she is a small girl.”
Sue Russo, from the community group Epping For Everyone, added: “We welcome the verdict that this man has been convicted.
“We feel fundamentally front and centre for the young woman in this, that’s really important to say.”
Kebatu will be sentenced on 23 September.
Mohamed, who is from Somalia, says he is awaiting a decision himself on whether he can stay in the UK.
He told the BBC last month that he did not want to see hotels used as migrant accommodation and that the government should help “get [asylum seekers] to work”.