Passenger on train to London given first sentence for harassment under new law

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Passenger on train to London given first sentence for harassment under new law

A train passenger has become the first person to be sentenced under a new harassment law after a prosecution brought by the British Transport Police (BTP). …

A train passenger has become the first person to be sentenced under a new harassment law after a prosecution brought by the British Transport Police (BTP). David Stroud, 44, grabbed a woman’s hair and asked her “can I kiss you?” on a rail journey to London on 3 April, two days after the new legislation came into force banning harassment motivated by a person’s sex. …

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