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The woman was attacked by the underaged asylum-seeker when she was working alone during the night shift at the reception centre in Kyrksæterøra, Norway. Speaking out about the traumatic incident, she said: "He ran after me, threw me against a cabinet and held me down. “I was sure he was going to be able to rape me.”

GETTY The woman was attacked by the underaged asylum-seeker when she was working alone

The woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, said the incident happened when her coworker was out driving some residents to the bus. As the youth reception centre only had two staff members working the nightshift, she was left alone at work. Police rushed to the scene after the asylum worker managed to cry for help and lock herself in a room to get away form her assailant. Officials confirmed the migrant youth has been moved to another accommodation as the investigation continues.

I was sure he was going to be able to rape me The asylum worker

The asylum worker has been left so scared she now refuses to leave the house by herself and she has been on sick leave since the incident. She has also criticised the reception centre for failing to provide support after she was attacked. Speaking to NRK, she said: "I have not received any other assistance than a meeting, where I explained about the incident, a week after it happened. "Since then there have been a few phone calls from the department manager about how it went."

GETTY The female asylum worker was sexually assaulted by a migrant youth