A 24-year-old man from Lewisham has been given a one year and four month prison sentence after sexually assaulting six women on board trains in London.
Zevenor Gordon from Glenton Road, from Lewisham, on six separate occasions from December 2023 to March 2024, sexually assaulted six women.
In December 2023, a 27-year-old woman was travelling to Dalston Junction when Gordon attempted to engage her in conversation before sexually assaulting her. Days later, Gordon followed a woman in her fifties when she got off the tube at Dalston Junction before sexually assaulting her and jumping back on the tube.
In February 2024, Gordon sexually assaulted a woman in her mid-twenties on the platform at Baker Street station. A few days later, a 32-year-old woman was walking through London Bridge station when she too was sexually assaulted by Gordon.
A month later, a young girl in her school uniform was sexually assaulted by Gordon as she boarded the tube at Cutty Sark station. Just two days later he sexually assaulted another woman in her early twenties at Cutty Sark station while was waiting on the platform to board the tube.
He pleaded guilty to six counts of Sexual Assault at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday 5 June, British Transport Police investigation said.
He was handed a 16 month prison sentence, a 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and must sign the Sex Offenders register for the next 10 years. The SHPO prevents him from approaching, gesturing, or making any action that can cause harassment, alarm or distress or be intimidating to a woman or girl in a public place or on public transport and cannot enter any female public toilets.
Gordon was arrested at his home following positive ID checks by officers. Investigating officer Detective Constable Gemma Lee said “Despite Gordon running away after each sexual assault thanks to our fast acting officers we were able to ID him and bring him to justice.
“It is testament to the six victims who supported this case and by reporting their crimes that helped to build the picture of Gordons predatory behaviour. The Sexual Harm Prevention Order should act as a warning to others that we take all reports of sexual offences and unwanted sexual behaviour seriously and will support victims throughout our investigations.”
If you experience or witness a sexual offence on the railway or at a station, report it to 61016 in an emergency, always dial 999.
If you’ve been sexually assaulted it’s important to remember that it was not your fault. Sexual violence is a crime, no matter who commits it or where it happens. Don’t be afraid to get help.
If you have been a victim of sexual assault or rape or you have information about an offender, you can contact police on 101 or 999 in an emergency – there are specially trained officers who will listen and investigate where needed.
Further information, including details of agencies and charities that can offer support can be found on the Met Police website.
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