Serial sex offender who prowled night Tubes targeting women is jailed

A predator who sexually assaulted a string of women who had fallen asleep on night Tubes was finally caught after being jailed for another crime. Salman Yousaf, 46, was already in prison in 2024 when the Metropolitan Police tipped off British Transport Police (BTP) about his identity and method of offending. BTP then went back through records of crimes where no suspect had been identified and discovered he had committed a series of sexual assaults between 2017 and 2021. He admitted eight counts of sexual assault and one of outraging public decency, and was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Inner London Crown Court on May 20. He was also told he will spend an additional four years on licence after release.