A man who stripped naked on a train to “gratify himself” was rumbled by a shocked rail worker.
Jose Tavares was seen on the carriage in nothing but his birthday suit by a worker who immediately called the cops.
The 50-year-old was reportedly fully “exposed” and “sexually gratifying himself” on the train.
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Officers who arrived at Ashford International railway station searched the area before finding Tavares and arresting him.
The call to the British Transport Police was made on 26 Oct, as reported by Need To Know.
During his arrest he was taken to hospital for a medical assessment.
As officers attempted to take him back into custody he spat in the face of one of them.
On 28 Oct, Tavares appeared in Folkestone Magistrates’ Court where he was jailed for one year and two weeks.
He had pled guilty to Exposure, Assaulting an Emergency Worker and breaching requirements given to him for a previous sexual offence.
Alongside his jail sentence, he was also given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.
The prison sentence was made up of a combination of offences.
The judge ordered four months and two weeks for breaching his suspended sentence following an exposure conviction in March for a previous incident.
Tavares received an additional nine months for failing to meet the notification requirements after landing himself on the sex offenders’ register.
The 50-year-old was jailed for just under nine months for exposure relating to this incident and three months for assaulting an emergency worker.
The judge ordered both to be served concurrently.
Andrew Devereese, BTP Detective Constable, said: “I’d like to praise the member of rail staff who dealt with what was a challenging situation very professionally.
“His body-worn camera, which he switched on when he discovered Tavares, provided crucial evidence of Tavares’ disturbing actions, and it also spared other passengers from seeing Tavares exposed as well.
“He also reported what he had seen immediately, allowing us to attend quickly to arrest the suspect.
“Tavares tried to feign ignorance about his involvement in the incident but significantly let slip to arresting officers that he was in the carriage with the rail worker.
“Tavares’ behaviour was vile and it will never be tolerated on our railways. Anyone who experiences or witnesses this offending on the railway is urged to report it to us by texting 61016, or calling 999 in an emergency.”
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