A video shared online appears to show the mistakenly released hotel asylum seeker walking along Chelmsford high street.
Police launched a manhunt after Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, was mistakenly released from prison.
The Ethiopian national arrived in the UK on a small boat and was jailed for 12 months over the attack in Epping, Essex.
