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Central Line Sex Assault: Man Jailed After Commuters Foil Escape

British Transport Police credited passengers whose quick actions enabled the arrest.

Overview

  • Muslih Alotaibi, 39, was sentenced to 19 weeks in prison at Inner London Crown Court on October 16, 2025, for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old on the Tube.
  • The incident occurred on September 2, 2024, after Alotaibi sat beside the teenager on a Central line train from Oxford Circus and touched her under her leg.
  • Fellow passengers intervened after a witness checked on the victim, prevented Alotaibi from leaving the carriage, and he was arrested when the train reached Mile End.
  • The court ordered a £154 victim surcharge and required Alotaibi to register with police for seven years.
  • British Transport Police said Alotaibi, who arrived in the UK from Saudi Arabia in 2023, now faces deportation and urged rail users to report sexual offences by texting 61016.