A 36‑year‑old registered sex offender, Babatunde Odutola, has been sentenced to 44 weeks in prison after masturbating in front of a woman on a train in the United Kingdom.
The incident, which was reported by the Nigerian news outlet Punch, led to a criminal conviction for public indecency and sexual assault. Odutola, who is listed on the UK sex offender register, was found guilty of exposing himself to a female passenger during a train journey.
Under UK law, such behaviour can attract a custodial sentence, and the judge in the case imposed a 44‑week term to reflect the seriousness of the offence and Odutola’s status as a repeat offender.
Details of the trial, including the exact date of the incident and the identity of the victim, were not disclosed in the source material. The case has attracted attention in Nigeria, where it was highlighted by Punch as an example of cross‑border criminal behaviour involving a Nigerian national.
<small>Source: Punch Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>