Overview
- District Judge Nicola Fleck ruled the 27-year-old defendant sexually assaulted a 20-year-old student and ordered him remanded in custody.
- Prosecutors said he sat beside the woman on September 22, told her “I want to have sex with you,” groped her, and tried to kiss her as she was trapped by a window seat.
- CCTV from Crawley station showed him engaging the complainant, pushing through ticket barriers, and giving a thumbs-up before boarding the same train.
- The victim told the court she was very shaken and felt violated, while the defendant told police he had done nothing wrong and claimed the woman wanted sex.
- Reports noted his asylum claim is being processed by the Home Office and that he had been staying in hotel accommodation near Gatwick at the time of the incident.