Overview
- Jurors at Inner London Crown Court, which returned verdicts Thursday, found Abdulmanon Aliev guilty of two counts of assault by penetration, three counts of sexual assault, and attempted rape.
- Prosecutors said he targeted the 13-year-old on June 16, 2025, on a train from Southend to London, used a phone translator app to approach her, then blocked her in a seat and assaulted her until the service reached Fenchurch Street.
- The girl escaped at the station, sought help from members of the public, and police were alerted soon after.
- British Transport Police’s Major, Serious and Organised Crime team reviewed hours of CCTV to track his movements before and after the attack, and plain-clothes officers arrested him in Peckham on June 27.
- Officers searched his home and seized the clothes linked to the day of the assault, and the 50-year-old Tajikistan national living in south London now awaits sentencing as specialist staff support the victim and her family.