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A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after he sexually assaulted a woman on a train, following a British Transport Police investigation.

Body worn footage shows the moment BTP officers intercepted the train as it arrived at Reading station, identified the man, and arrested him.

Edgar Junior, 50, and of Barnsdale Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to sexual assault at Reading Crown Court on 12 January.

(Video by BTP)

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00:00 [Sounds of traffic]
00:21 That's her.
00:22 [Beeping]
00:25 Put your bags on the floor.
00:27 Please put your bags on the floor now, okay?
00:29 Listen to what I'm going to say. You're under arrest, okay?
00:31 You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention my question.
00:34 So for which you are later on in court. Anything you do say will be given evidence, okay?
00:37 You're under arrest, okay, for sexual assault, okay?
00:39 The necessity for the arrest, okay, is to allow me to prompt an effective investigation
00:43 and to prevent any further offences against any person, okay?
00:46 Do you understand me? Do you understand me?
00:48 Alright, put your bags on the floor, please.
00:50 Keep your hands... No, no, do not tense, or you'll... Okay?
00:53 Do not tense your hands, okay?
00:55 Arms behind you. One second, I just want to take your bag off.
00:58 What are you going to do? What are you going to do?
01:00 I've just told you...
01:01 Okay, you're under arrest for sexual assault.
01:03 I've told you... I've just told you, you're under arrest.
01:05 Arms behind your back.
01:06 Put your bag on the floor.
01:07 Okay?
01:08 I'm just going to discard my face.
01:09 Alright, first of all, okay, just stop. You're under arrest, okay?
01:12 Double locked.
01:13 Oh my gosh!

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