A rape suspect was free to come and go from his notorious migrant camp for two months, a shocking new undercover investigation has revealed.
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Iranian Aref Sadeghi, 36, was finally arrested earlier this year at Crowborough training camp in East Sussex after it was discovered that he is wanted for an alleged rape in Germany.
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But according to a new ITV documentary, staff at the camp allowed Sadeghi – who was using the false name of Ali Sadeghfar – to enjoy unrestricted access to the local area before his arrest.
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There is no suggestion that the company running the site or its employees should have been aware of the allegations against Sadeghi.
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The film, Inside The Asylum Camp, which airs at 10.15pm tonight, includes secret footage from inside the former army base, which has been turned into accommodation for up to 540 male migrants while they await decisions on their asylum claim – despite fierce local opposition.
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Huge demonstrations have been staged over fears unvetted men would be free to come and go from the camp.
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And protest group Crowborough Shield has launched a legal challenge against the Home Office takeover of the former army base.
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The film appears to show a slapdash approach to standards at the camp, including the most cursory welfare checks.
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And it reveals the astonishing steps local residents have taken over safety fears, with drones used to keep watch over the inhabitants when they leave the camp.
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It also raises questions about the actions of some of the protesters, after a dental surgery was forced to stop treating migrants after it was threatened with an arson attack.
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Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, where wanted Iranian rape suspect Aref Sadeghi was free to come and go
Crowborough Asylum Camp (pictured) features in the ITV documentary Inside The Asylum Camp
The documentary is being aired after Housing Secretary Angela Rayner gave planning permission to convert a former military site near Piddington, Oxfordshire, into accommodation for more than 1,200 asylum seekers.
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Opponents are planning a legal challenge to the decision.
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The undercover footage of Crowborough was obtained by an ITV reporter who secured a job with Clearsprings Ready Homes, the controversial company which provides migrant accommodation under contract from the Home Office.
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Clearsprings is run by Graham King, a billionaire dubbed the 'Asylum King' because of the £3.26 million a day which his business generates.
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The reporter was hired by Clearsprings to carry out welfare checks on the migrants, which the film suggests are systematically poor.
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Officials are shown taking just a few seconds to carry out the checks, just asking: 'Head OK? Body OK?' before finishing the session.
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In one check captured by the undercover filming, a migrant is not even offered the option of a translator.
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And in another alarming incident, a migrant suspected of having contracted tuberculosis escapes from medical isolation by jumping through a window.
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Following his arrest, Sadeghi appeared in court and is now facing extradition to Germany.
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Details of his alleged offence have not been made public.
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Footage of Crowborough was obtained by an ITV reporter who secured a job with Clearsprings, the the company which provides migrant accommodation under contract from the Home Office (Pictured: A Crowborough resident speaks to undercover reporter)
The release of Inside The Asylum Camp comes as Angela Rayner (pictured) gave planning permission to convert a former military site in Oxfordshire into accommodation for over one thousand asylum seekers
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During the hearing, he spoke via an interpreter to confirm he does not consent to extradition.
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Euan Macmillan, who was representing him, said: 'If he returns to Germany the partner of the person who raised the allegation will be looking for him and has threatened to kill him.
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'He is an asylum seeker in this country, he's from Iran, he suffers from post-traumatic stress.
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Mr King has built a lucrative business on the back of the small boats crisis, with his Essex-based firm turning over almost £1.2 billion and making £37.7 million in profit after tax.
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With a fortune calculated at £1 billion, he is Britain's first asylum hotel billionaire.
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A spokesman for Clearsprings Ready Homes told ITV: 'Welfare checks at Crowborough are carried out regularly and in accordance with the relevant standards.
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We reject the allegation that welfare officers conducted sub-standard welfare checks, that they are understaffed or cut corners to meet monthly targets.
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He added that staff conduct fortnightly checks when the Home Office only requires one a month, and said the department 'raised no concern about either their frequency or quality'.
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He added: 'Translation services are available when required and on demand.
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Single rooms in isolation are used for individuals with infectious diseases.
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'We have no record of anyone jumping from windows.'
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