Banned from sitting near women on public transport

A PERVERT has been ordered not to place items over his lap, conceal his groin or put his hands down his trousers while in a public place.

Salvador Ahmed-young is also banned from speaking to or sitting near any female unknown to him on public transport.

The 38-year-old, of Pontllyfni, Gwnyedd, pleaded guilty to outraging public decency after behaving inappropriately on a train, despite being subject to a post-sentence supervision at the time of the offence.

It comes after he put his hand down his trousers several times in front of a woman on a train travelling to Bangor.

He was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for two years, at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court and handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.

The SHPO, in place until March 2027, prohibits Ahmed-young from entering the rail network except for the purposes of travelling. He is also prohibited from placing any item over his lap to deliberately conceal his hands or placing his hands inside his trousers while in a public place; approaching, touching or making any attempts to communicate with any female unknown to him in any public place in the UK (including any public transport) except for where it is not reasonably avoidable; sitting immediately next to or opposite any lone female unknown to him on any form of public transport in the UK and to move to seats and/or stand away, if a female sits next to him.

When arrested on arrival at Bangor, he said he had taken drugs and was intoxicated.

PC Gethin Griffith said: “This, no doubt, was a traumatic incident for the victim and I am thankful that Ahmed-young is now prohibited from approaching and preying on other women. No one should be made to feel scared or uncomfortable whilst travelling, and we are committed to making sure women feel safer on the network.

“I commend the victim for her bravery in reporting this incident and would urge anyone who experiences or witnesses inappropriate behaviour on the railway to report it to us by texting 61016. In an emergency, always dial 999.”

Ahmed-young is also required to comply with a drug and alcohol rehabilitation programme and pay a total of £413 in fines.