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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Crabbe

Train passenger who harassed woman sentenced in first prosecution under new law

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

David Stroud made sexually motivated comments to his 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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