Stanislaw Pozniecki 49

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A man has been sentenced to over four years in prison after targeting and sexually assaulting a woman on-board a Jubilee Line train, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.

Stanislaw Pozniecki, 49, and of Billet Road in Walthamstow, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on 29 January where he was jailed for four years and nine months.

He was also given a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and ordered to pay a victim surcharge after changing his plea from not guilty to guilty to one count of Assault by Penetration.

The SHPO prohibits him from approaching, touching, staring, sitting next to, or making any attempts to communicate with lone women on the rail network in the UK, including the London Underground.

The court heard how at around 11.45pm on Sunday 2 January 2022, Pozniecki sought out the lone 25-year-old woman travelling on-board a southbound Jubilee Line service.

He sat opposite the woman as she slept and initially attempted to wake her up, before moving to the seat next to her and sexually assaulting her.

She awoke to him sexually assaulting her, at which point he asked her to sleep with him and offered her £20 to do so, which she declined and attempted to shrug him off.

Both the victim and Pozniecki got off the Tube at Wembley Park, and she walked away from him to sit on a bench down the platform.

Pozniecki then approached her again before a member of rail staff noticed his strange behaviour and asked him to move away from the victim.

Once she was alone with the member of staff, she disclosed the sexual assault and the staff member called the police.

Officers immediately attended the station to arrest Pozniecki and took him to custody for questioning.

BTP detectives built a compelling case against Pozniecki resulting in him changing his plea from not guilty to guilty.

BTP Detective Constable Jamie Saunders 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.

"It is thanks to the courage and support of the victim that we have been able to bring him before the courts and put him behind bars for years to come. I would also like to extend my thanks to the member of rail staff who spotted something suspicious, immediately intervened, and called the police.”