The person ‘confirmed a whole lack of regret’ even when confronted, BTP mentioned.
Salman Yousaf on a London Underground platform (Picture: BTP/PA Wire)
A predator who sexually assaulted a string of girls who had fallen asleep on evening London Underground trains has been caught after being jailed for an additional crime. Salman Yousaf, 46, was already in jail in 2024 when the Metropolitan Police tipped off British Transport Police (BTP) about his identification and technique of offending.
BTP then went again by way of information of crimes the place no suspect had been recognized and found he had dedicated a collection of sexual assaults between 2017 and 2021. He admitted eight counts of sexual assault and one in every of outraging public decency, and was jailed at Inside London Crown Court docket on Might 20, the place he was additionally advised he’ll spend a further 4 years on licence after launch. Yousaf was additionally positioned on the sexual offenders register for all times and positioned underneath a sexual hurt prevention order.
BTP mentioned investigators had not managed to establish him earlier due to an absence of on-train CCTV footage and the very fact he had not swiped in or out at ticket obstacles when a number of of the offences had been dedicated.
His first crime was round 5am on March 11, 2017, when he masturbated in entrance of a lady on a Central Line service close to Stratford.
Yousaf went on to sexually assault eight ladies on Central and Jubilee line providers, singling out those that had been on their very own and had fallen asleep on evening Tubes.
BTP Detective Constable Iryna Cuthbert mentioned: “Salman Yousaf is a calculated predator who intentionally exploited the night-time rail community to focus on lone ladies, utilizing their isolation to commit a collection of premeditated crimes.
“Even when confronted, he confirmed a whole lack of regret – the identical absence of regret he demonstrated at his sentencing.
Salman Yousaf (Picture: BTP/PA Wire)
“Because of the knowledge supplied by our colleagues on the Metropolitan Police, we had been capable of hyperlink him to a listing of vile sexual offending and in the end prolong his keep behind bars past 2030.
“Yousaf’s crimes can have an enduring impression on the ladies he focused.
“I wish to acknowledge their bravery in coming ahead and reporting what occurred, and I hope his sentence brings them some measure of justice.”
Yousaf was serving a jail time period after focusing on one other lady who had fallen asleep on the Tube, main her away from the station and sexually assaulting her in a highway close to West Ham station.
He was jailed for seven and a half years after a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court docket for sexual assault and sexual assault by penetration.
Met detectives tracked CCTV from the evening of the assault, piecing collectively Yousaf’s actions and discovering he steadily used Forest Gate station.
They spoke to employees there and recognized him, resulting in his arrest.
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