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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ellie Crabbe

Man who harassed woman on London-bound train sentenced in legal first

A train passenger who grabbed a young woman’s hair and asked “can I kiss you?” has been sentenced in the first-ever conviction for harassment based on a person’s sex.

David Stroud, 44, made sexually motivated comments to the victim on a train to London on April 3, two days after a new law came into force banning harassment because of a person’s sex.

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