On-duty Sandwell train station security guard jailed for sexually assaulting teenager
A Sandwell train station security guard who targeted a 14-year-old girl while on duty has been jailed.
Aamar Mohammed, aged 35, of Shireland Road, Smethwick, Sandwell, has been jailed for the sexual assault of a teenage girl following a investigation by British Transport Police.
While on duty on November 14, 2021, Mohammed approached a 14-year-old girl at Worcester Shrub Hill Railway Station wearing a high-vis vest, before asking her where she was travelling to.
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He then walked her to the platform, her train was due to arrive before heading into an office at the station.
A short while later, he invited her into the office as a warm place to stay while she waited for her train.
As she approached the room, Mohammed turned the room's lights off.
Inside the office, Mohammed forced himself upon the teenager and sexually assaulted her.
She managed to get away from him and return to the platform to board her train, and he then emerged from the office and waved at her as the service left the station.
The victim, who suffered bruising from the attack, reported Mohammed's actions to her family, who called the police.
He was arrested the same evening, and an extensive investigation led by BTP detectives resulted in multiple charges being brought against him.
Specialist support was provided to the victim throughout the investigation and as the case progressed through the courts.
Mohammed failed to appear for a subsequent court hearing and had to be rearrested at his home address in March 2023.
Mohammed was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, and was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.
He was also given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and will remain on the sex offenders register for life.
BTP Detective Constable Tim Friend, said: "Aamar Mohammed used his trusted position as a station security guard to groom a teenage girl and subject her to a deplorable sexual assault.
“His attack was so forceful that it left the victim with physical injuries, and will no doubt have a lasting impact on her psychologically.
"It is down to her bravery in reporting him to police, and determination to stick with the process as it progressed through the courts, that we have been able to bring a truly vile man to justice.
“We will stop at nothing to ensure sexual predators like Mohammed are removed from our communities and put behind bars where they belong."
