A 36-year-old Nigerian, Babatunde Odutola, has been jailed for 44 weeks in the United Kingdom after pleading guilty to outraging public decency and breaching a suspended sentence order.
It was learnt from a statement by the British Transport Police on Thursday that Odutola was arrested after allegedly masturbating and behaving aggressively in front of a woman travelling alone on a train bound for Manchester Piccadilly railway station.
According to the BTP, officers were called to Manchester Piccadilly last Friday following reports of the incident and arrested Odutola, who was of no fixed address, at the station.
The police said Odutola appeared before Manchester Magistrates’ Court on September 14, where he pleaded guilty to one count of outraging public decency and breaching a suspended sentence order and was sentenced to 44 weeks in prison.
Detective Constable Leonidas Christoforou, who described Odutola as “an incredibly dangerous individual”, said the suspect’s behaviour must have been terrifying for the victim, whom he allegedly singled out while she was travelling alone.
“He’s shown little remorse for his actions and denied the allegations against him during his police interview,” Christoforou said.
The detective said CCTV footage and witness accounts provided evidence against Odutola before he eventually pleaded guilty in court.
“A stack of incriminating evidence, including damning CCTV and several witness accounts, left him with little choice but to plead guilty when he appeared in court,” he added.
The BTP said the case was concluded within 72 hours of its investigation, attributing the outcome to its rapid response to the report.
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