A 50-year-old from Tajikistan has been jailed for 12 years for attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl on a train.
Abdulmanon Aliev, who was living in Rye Lane in Peckham, South East London, tried to use a translator app to speak to the girl after sitting down opposite her on a train from Southend to London on the afternoon of June 16 last year.
She moved away but he followed her, sitting in an aisle seat so she was blocked in by the window, British Transport Police (BTP) said.
He subjected her to a prolonged sexual assault until the train arrived at London Fenchurch Street where she was able to escape and flee on to another train heading out of London and raise the alarm.
Officers from British Transport Police arrested Aliev 11 days later when he was seen by plain-clothes officers in Peckham.
Where to get help after a sexual offence
If you’ve been sexually assaulted it’s important to remember that it was not your fault. Sexual violence is a crime, no matter who commits it or where it happens. Don’t be afraid to get help.
- a doctor or practice nurse at your GP surgery
- a voluntary organisation, such as Rape Crisis, Women’s Aid, Victim Support, The Survivors Trust or Male Survivors Partnership
- the 24-hour freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge, on 0808 2000 247
- the Rape Crisis national freephone helpline on 0808 802 9999 (12 to 2.30pm and 7 to 9.30pm every day of the year)
- a hospital accident and emergency (A&E) department
- a genitourinary medicine (GUM) or sexual health clinic
- a contraceptive clinic
- a young people’s service
If you have been a victim of sexual assault or rape or you have information about an offender, you can contact police on 101 or 999 in an emergency – there are specially trained officers who will listen and investigate where needed.
Further information, including details of agencies and charities that can offer support can be found on the Met Police website.
