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A 31-year-old man from Nottingham has been given a one year prison sentence after sexually assaulting a young woman.
Following a British Transport Police investigation, Steven Ross, DOB 1/5/1994 of no fixed address was found guilty following a trial on Tuesday 15 April and sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday 30 July.
He was handed a 12 month prison sentence, on the sex offenders register for 10 years and a five year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) alongside paying victim surcharge of £187.
The SHPO prohibits Ross from entering any railway station in UK except for the purpose of travelling with a valid ticket and cannot be in possession or drinking from any open alcohol in any unlicensed premises.
The court heard how on Sunday 16 June a 25-year-old woman was waiting for her train at Kettering railway station when she saw Ross staring at her, they boarded the same train and he continued to look at her.
On arriving at Leicester station, the young woman waited before exiting the train hoping that Ross would have already left the service. He had not, Ross moved close to her in the vestibule on the train, making her feel uncomfortable.
He then sexually assaulted her.
As he left the train he continued to keep looking back at her.
Ross was identified by rail staff and officers were able to arrest him.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Alex Price from Nottingham CID said:
"This was a totally unprovoked assault on the victim who was going about her life, the manner in which Ross watched her and waited in order to assault her is calculated and utterly disgusting
"The Sexual Harm Prevention Order should act as a warning to others that we take all reports of sexual offences and unwanted seriously and unwanted sexual behaviour seriously and will support victims throughout our investigations."