Tajikistan nationwide is discovered responsible of tried rape and sexual assault of lady, 13, after making an attempt to speak to her on practice utilizing telephone translator app
A Tajikistan national has been found guilty of the attempted rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl after he tried to chat to her on a train using a translator app.
Abdulmanon Aliev, 50, approached the child on the train from Southend, Essex, to London on June 16 last year, jurors heard.
During the journey, Aliev sat opposite the girl and attempted to use a translator app on his phone to speak to her.
She moved away from him to sit elsewhere, but he followed and sat next to her in an aisle seat, blocking her in by the window.
Aliev then forced himself upon the victim and subjected her to a prolonged sexual assault until the service arrived at London Fenchurch Street station, where she was able to get away from him.
The child boarded another train heading back out of London, leaving Aliev behind at the station.
She reported the assault to members of the public, who encountered her in a distressed state, before the police were informed shortly after.
Aliev, who now lives in south London, appeared at Inner London Crown Court this week for his trial.
Police footage shows the moment plain clothes officers arrest Abdulmanon Aliev (right) after spotting him in Peckham, South London
Aliev, 50, has been found guilty of the attempted rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl
The jury today found him guilty of two counts of assault by penetration, three counts of sexual assault and attempted rape.
The verdict follows an investigation led by British Transport Police (BTP) detectives from its Major, Serious and Organised Crime (MSOC) team.
The manhunt to find Aliev ended on June 27, when plain clothes officers spotted him in Peckham, South London, and he was arrested.
Police footage shows the moment he is detained by police on the busy street.
His home was searched, and officers seized the clothes he was wearing the day the offences took place. Charges were authorised the following day.
The victim and her family have been supported by specialist officers throughout the investigation.
BTP Detective Constable Elizabeth Cahill said: ‘Aliev singled out a vulnerable child and subjected her to one of the most abhorrent sexual assaults I’ve ever investigated.
‘While the focus of attention will rightly be on him as the despicable sexual predator that he is, I want to pay tribute to the brave victim who reported him to police.
‘This verdict would not have been possible without her account of what happened and her willingness to support our investigation.
‘We take every sexual offence report extremely seriously, and we’ll stop at nothing to put offenders like Aliev before the courts.’
Aliev will be sentenced on June 17.
