Train Manager Jailed for Sexually Assaulting Teenager During Ticket Check

Nicholas McMurray, 38, was sentenced to seven years in prison after abusing his position to assault an 18-year-old passenger on a Great Western Railway train.

• Nicholas McMurray, a former Great Western Railway train manager, was convicted of sexual assault and assault by penetration at Swansea Crown Court on February 5, 2025.
• The assault occurred on June 22, 2024, when McMurray approached the victim, an 18-year-old woman, under the pretense of checking her ticket and then assaulted her.
• British Transport Police arrested McMurray at the station shortly after the victim reported the incident, during which he made sexually explicit comments and continued inappropriate contact.
• McMurray denied the allegations, falsely claiming the victim had initiated contact, but was found guilty based on evidence and the victim's testimony.
• He was sentenced to seven years in prison, placed on the sex offenders register for life, and immediately removed from his role at GWR following the incident.

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