Two men have been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment over allegations they travelled to a predominantly Jewish area to film antisemitic social media videos for TikTok. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a hate crime involving a group of men allegedly harassing members of the Jewish community on Clapton Common in north London on Thursday at around 9pm.

The force said officers arrested five men following the incident in Hackney. The CPS said Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, were due to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Saturday over allegations they approached, harassed and filmed Jewish people in Stamford Hill.

Bedoui and Bousloub, both of West Drayton, Hillingdon, west London, are charged with religiously aggravated intentional harassment, contrary to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and intentional harassment, contrary to the Public Order Act 1986.

Both men pleaded guilty to a religiously aggravated public order offence today, May 9, at Thames Magistrates' Court.

Huw Rogers, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, with religiously aggravated intentional harassment and intentional harassment following an incident where Jewish people in Stamford Hill were being approached, harassed and filmed.

"Our team of out-of-hours prosecutors from CPS Direct worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring charges and it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings."

Police were called to the incident at around 9pm on Thursday, 7 May. Both suspects attempted to flee but were arrested at the scene.

Detective Superintendent Oliver Richter, who leads policing in Hackney and Tower Hamlets, said: “This was a deliberate and targeted antisemitic attack, aggravated by the pair’s intention to post the incident on social media to spread hatred. It is completely unacceptable and has no place in London.

“Our officers acted quickly to arrest those responsible, and within 48 hours they have been brought before the courts and convicted. That should send a clear message — we will act decisively against anyone who commits hate crime.

“We know the harm incidents like this cause to communities and we will continue to take all reports with the utmost seriousness.”

Bedoui and Bousloub will appear for sentencing at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 5 June.