This is the moment a 50-year-old man is arrested after persistently sexually assaulting a woman on the Elizabeth line.
Edgar Junior was arrested as he prepared to leave the train at Reading after carrying out a “brazen and persistent” sex attack on a lone female passenger on March 28.
He was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Reading Crown Court. He was also handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for 10 years which prevents him subjecting women or girls to unwanted attention and drinking alcohol in a public place.
The court heard how Junior boarded an Elizabeth Line train at Paddington and sat in the two seats opposite the victim.
He began pointing at the victim and making sexualised comments to her, causing other passengers to challenge him and tell him to leave her alone.
The woman left the carriage and Junior sexually assaulted her before continuing to make further sexualised comments and gestures.
A second passenger attempted to speak to the victim and sat with her for reassurance after noticing Junior’s disturbing behaviour.
The victim left the train and Junior continued to approach other women on the service, making them uncomfortable.
It was reported to British Transport Police (BTP) who intercepted the train at Reading, identified him and arrested him at the scene.
BTP Detective Inspector Marvin Bruno said: “Junior is a disturbing individual who subjected a woman to a brazen and persistent sexual assault as she was travelling on a train alone, and the custodial sentence he’s been handed shows just how seriously these offences are taken.
“I am thankful to the bystanders who recognised his revolting behaviour and stepped in to help, before reporting it to police immediately which allowed our officers to then intercept the train and arrest him.
“I cannot emphasise enough the importance of saving our text number 61016 in your phone.
“If you ever witness or experience behaviour like this you can text us discreetly and the message will come through in real time to our control room who can dispatch officers to a location if required. We will always take you seriously.”
