Sex predator jailed after Tube assault but can use trains when free
A sex predator given more than four years in prison after assaulting a Jubilee Line passenger will still be allowed to use Tube trains when freed.Stanislaw Pozniecki, 49, will be allowed on the London Underground as long as he does not approach, touch, stare at, sit next to or try to communicate with lone women according to the terms of his 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).Those terms apply to all train networks in the UK but he will not face a ban from any railways.Pozniecki was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of assault by penetration.He sat opposite a 25-year-old woman around 11.45pm on a southbound Jubilee Line service on Sunday January 2 2022 while she was asleep.Pozniecki tried to wake her up before moving to the seat next to her and sexually assaulting her.She woke up during the assault and Pozniecki asked her to sleep with him, offering her £20 to do so.The victim declined and tried to shrug Pozniecki off but he left the train with her at Wembley Park and followed her to a bench on the platform.A station staff member noticed his strange behaviour and asked him to move away from her. Stanislaw Pozniecki sat next to a 25-year-old woman on a Tube train and sexually assaulted her in 2022 Pozniecki left the Jubilee Line train with his victim at Wembley Park and followed her to a bench on the platformThe woman then told the member of staff about the sexual assault, after which police officers arrested Pozniecki at the station.He had initially pleaded not guilty but later changed his plea to guilty.As well as a jail term and an SHPO, Pozniecki was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge.Detective Constable Jamie Saunders, of British Transport Police, said Pozniecki 'sought out and assaulted a lone woman who was simply travelling home'.'His abhorrent actions were predatory and I am pleased to see him handed this jail term.'British Transport Police said it built a 'compelling case' against Pozniecki which led to him changing his plea.Sexual Harm Prevention Orders aim to protect the public from sexual harm by restricting individuals' behaviour.They apply for a minimum of five years but can be set indefinitely and if breached, can be punished with a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
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Sex predator is jailed for assaulting Jubilee Line passenger - but he can use Tube when he gets out as long as he doesn't stare at or sit next to lone women
