A person who sexually assaulted a girl at Buchanan Avenue subway station has been ordered to pay his sufferer £1,000. Alistair McMillan, 38, of Priorscroft in Torphichen, West Lothian, approached the girl on the steps on the tube station on August 10, 2021 earlier than finishing up his assault.
The perv additionally made indecent feedback of a sexual nature in the direction of her. She then reported it to the British Transport Police (BTP) who launched a full investigation into the intercourse assault.
Transport cops launched a public attraction, as reported by the Document on the time, and subsequently issued CCTV photographs of McMillan in a bid to trace him down. McMillan, who did not know his sufferer, later handed himself into police to face justice.
On Friday, July 8, McMillan was sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court docket over the assault after being convicted of offences beneath two sections of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. The sheriff handed McMillan a one yr group payback order, and ordered him to pay the goal of his sick assault £1,000 in compensation.
And now, the BTP have welcomed his conviction and subsequent punishment.
BTP Detective Constable Andrew Shields mentioned: “Sexual offending will completely not be tolerated on the rail community. Everybody has the fitting to journey and really feel protected.
“We'll all the time take experiences of sexual offences severely when they're reported to us. On this case following our media attraction, McMillan handed himself in to the police. We have been then in a position to convey him earlier than the courts.
“If you're ever a sufferer of a sexual offence or sexual harassment on the railway community, you may textual content us discreetly on 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40. In an emergency all the time name 999.”
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