A SEX attacker who said Satan "made him do it" has been acting as an interpreter for vulnerable young asylum seekers.
Misrak Eyob was jailed for four years in 2009 after he was caught on CCTV trying to rape a 35-year-old woman in Royston, Glasgow.
Speaking through an interpreter, the 24-year-old Eritrean told the High Court that "Satan created the situation".
It has now emerged that he is acting as a freelance interpreter for clients of a prominent firm of immigration lawyers in Glasgow.
Eyob was seen greeting asylum seekers outside Katani and Co before ushering them in to the building in Cadogan Street.
Some of the teenage women seeking asylum have fled Eritrea to avoid forced conscription to national service where they suffer systematic rape.
When approached and asked whether he can offer interpretation services for an Eritrean, Eyob confirmed he is an interpreter for clients of Katani and Co.
Immigration lawyer Neil Barnes, who also works with Eritrean asylum seekers, said he was concerned that someone who was convicted of attempted rape was being used as an interpreter for vulnerable women.
He said: "The office is all young female solicitors and you think to yourself that it's a bit risky.
"The clients are also extremely vulnerable."
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