Overview
- Salman Yousaf, 46, admitted eight counts of sexual assault and one of outraging public decency and was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on May 20, 2026.
- Investigators say the breakthrough came after the Metropolitan Police passed intelligence to the British Transport Police in 2024, prompting a cold‑case review that linked attacks from 2017 to 2021 to Yousaf.
- His first known offence took place on March 11, 2017, when he masturbated in front of a woman on a Central Line night service near Stratford, and he later assaulted eight other women on Central and Jubilee night services.
- Police said earlier identification was hampered by a lack of continuous on‑train CCTV and by Yousaf not swiping at ticket barriers for several offences, which limited tracking of his movements.
- Sentencing included custodial time that extends beyond 2030, lifetime placement on the sex offenders register, a sexual harm prevention order, and an additional four years on licence after release.