Tajikistani migrant jailed after subjecting girl, 13, to 'abhorrent' train sexual assault

A Tajikistani migrant has been jailed after subjecting a 13-year-old girl to an "abhorrent" sexual assault on a train.

Abdulmanon Aliev, 50, was jailed for 12 years at Inner London Crown Court yesterday.

In April, he was found guilty of attempted rape, two counts of assault by penetration and three counts of sexual assault.

Described as a "despicable sex offender", Aliev approached the teenager through a translator app, a court heard.

When the girl attempted to move away from the Aliev, he followed her and eventually trapped her in by sitting in an aisle seat next to her.

He proceeded to subject her to a drawn-out sexual assault, the court heard.

Aliev had denied the offences, claiming he only touched himself in front of the 13-year-old girl due to a skin condition.

Originally from Tajikistan, a country located in central Asia, landlocked by Afghanistan, China, Krygzstan and Uzbekistan, the sex offender was living in Rye Lane, south east London.

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