Hadush Gebre Selassie, who was deported to Ethiopia after being convicted of sexual assault in the United Kingdom, has been released after arriving in Ethiopia, the Federal Police told the BBC.

Federal Police Public Relations Officer Jeylan Abdi said the man was deported from the United Kingdom (UK) and sent to Ethiopia without any criminal charges.

As a result, the individual was taken from Bole International Airport to the Federal Police Office and later released, they confirmed.

"We released him because there are no charges against him; there are no criminal charges against him. . . If he comes and checks with us, if there are no charges against him, the police will release him; we will release him," he said.

Hadush Gebreselassie Kebbatu was sentenced to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a minor and an adult woman after he arrived in the United Kingdom by boat from France.