Girl alleges sexual assault on London train by two men

Summarised from Evening Standard's report · Updated 5 Nov, 19:10 · Archive

A 14-year-old girl alleged she was sexually assaulted on a train to London while other passengers looked at their phones.

A 14-year-old girl told Inner London Crown Court that she was sexually assaulted on a train at a Kent railway station on 4 February. The girl, described as a runaway with autism, said Baryalai Rahimi, 25, kissed and sexually assaulted her in the carriage. She alleged he then lured her into a lavatory, where he raped her three times before handing her to Mirebadurahman Sadat, 29, who she said also sexually assaulted her.

The girl told the court that other passengers 'just stared at their phones' during the assault. She said Rahimi asked her age and that both men laughed when she told them she was 14. According to her account, Rahimi complimented her appearance and tried to put his coat around her, while Sadat observed from a distance. Both men deny all charges.

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• London commuters 'stared at phones while 14-year-old girl was attacked on train'A girl was sexually assaulted in the train carriage while other passengers looked at their phones, a court heardEvening Standard · 5 Nov, 18:22

In this story: Baryalai Rahimi · Mirebadurahman Sadat · Inner London Crown Court · London · Kent

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