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See it, say it, not sorted. I was let down when I reported my train sexual assault
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- Published27 June 2026, 01:34 BSTUpdated 1 minute ago At about 11pm on a Saturday night a couple of weeks ago, Esme Rice was on the Elizabeth Line that runs across London.
- "One of the men tried getting my attention," Esme says, "but I ignored him and waited for my stop."
- As the train was pulling into Stratford station, one of the men stroked Esme's back.
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Published27 June 2026, 01:34 BSTUpdated 1 minute ago At about 11pm on a Saturday night a couple of weeks ago, Esme Rice was on the Elizabeth Line that runs across London. She was travelling home after dinner with friends in Farringdon when two men boarded the busy carriage she was in.
"One of the men tried getting my attention," Esme says, "but I ignored him and waited for my stop."
As the train was pulling into Stratford station, one of the men stroked Esme's back. The second man stood in her way as she tried to get off, and as she hurried past him, Esme says he groped her.
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