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Derry Court
A man charged with sexually assaulting a housing officer with a local association has been re-released on bail at Derry Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Zakariah Hurre (29) of Claremont Street in Belfast appeared charged with sexual assault on the female on August 19.
He was also charged with the theft of £65 from a man on the same date as well assaults on him and police officers again on same date.
Currently was also charged with harassing a female he had been in a relationship with and breaching a Restraining Order on dates between May 26 and September 23 this year.
A police officer connected the accused to the charges and opposed bail.
He told the court in relation to the sexual assault that the defendant was due to meet a housing officer to be given a key.
The woman was in her car and the defendant was given the key and Hurre began making sexual comments to the woman.
He then was said to have leaned in the window and licked the woman's arm and was alleged to have made 'lewd comments' before the woman drove away.
On the same day the defendant was alleged to have met an acquaintance in the Bishop Street/London Street area.
He was said to have asked to borrow some money and when the alleged victim showed him all the money he had to do him for the week he was alleged to have grabbed it and a struggle between the two men ensued.
At 9.00pm on the same date the alleged victim met the defendant again and asked for his money and Hurre was supposed to have become aggressive.
Police attended and found a sum of money in the defendant's sock.
As regards the harassment changes the police officer said the woman had been in a relationship with Hurre until March 2025.
She claimed that since May she had received multiple texts and calls from 16 different phones.
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She said she answered some of the calls and recognised the defendant's voice.
Bail was opposed due to risk of reoffending and breaching bail.
A defence solicitor said that his client had been re-released on bail by other courts.
He said that as regards the harassment his client accepted there had been contacted.
Hurre was released on bail on condition he has no contact with any of the injured parties and not to enter Derry.
He will appear again on October 23.
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