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The 23-year-old carried out both attacks in the early hours of 30 November, close to the hotel where he had been staying.
He targeted the first woman at a railway bridge on Kerse Lane, where he hugged her, repeatedly kissed her on the face and mouth, and put his hands under her skirt.
He then sexually assaulted a second woman in Kerse Lane and the nearby Bellsmeadow skate park, where he pinned her against a tree before putting his hands under her clothing.
Both of his victims were in their early 20s and both had been walking home alone after nights out in the town centre.
Sheikhi, who came to the UK by boat, had denied the charges and told police he had just been "roaming around" as he did not have anyone to socialise with in his hotel.
However, following a four-day trial and three hours of deliberation at Stirling Sheriff Court in May, a jury found him guilty of both charges.
