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Man who pulled woman’s hair on train is first sentenced under new sex harassment law

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDavid Stroud harassed the woman on a train to London (Shivansh Gupta/PA)David Stroud, 44, received the first-ever conviction for harassment based on a person’s sex after making sexually motivated comments to a woman on a train to London on April 3. The incident occurred just two days after a new law, Section 4B of the Public Order Act 1986, came into force, banning harassment because of a person’s sex. Stroud, who was on bail for a separate 22-month stalking campaign, grabbed the woman's hair, told her "you're magical," and asked "can I kiss you?" while she was on the phone to her boyfriend. His comments were overheard by the woman's boyfriend, who alerted British Transport Police, leading to Stroud's arrest at London Bridge station, where he claimed it was "just banter." Stroud pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a 12-month community order, 15 days of rehabilitation activity, 150 hours’ unpaid work, a 90-day alcohol abstinence monitoring tag, and a five-year restraining order for the stalking victim. In fullTrain passenger who harassed woman sentenced in first prosecution under new lawThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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