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A ‘depraved’ sex attacker who raped a woman as she slept on a busy morning London Underground service has been jailed.
Ryan Johnston subjected a 20-year-old woman to a shocking ordeal on the Piccadilly Line in front of horrified passengers, including a French tourist and his 11-year-old son.
The 37-year-old had chased two women to their home after they noticed him masturbating while looking through the window outside a house near Bounds Green Underground station on February 23, 2020.
He banged on their door and put his hand through the letterbox after the women managed to get inside at around 5am before he eventually left, British Transport Police said.
Around three hours later, Johnston got on the Tube at Heathrow Terminal Five where he walked through the carriage and approached his sleeping victim.
Johnston then sexually assaulted and raped the woman, who was returning home from an evening out with friends, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The attack was witnessed by a French national travelling with his young son and they reported the incident to police.
Johnston carried out his horrific sex attack in front of other passengers, including a 11-year-old boy who was with his dad (Picture: PA)
Johnston was arrested at HMP Brixton – where he was serving time for burglary – in December 2022, after a BTP review of historic rape cases led to his identification.
A ‘depraved’ sex attacker who raped a woman as she slept on a busy morning London Underground service has been jailed.
Ryan Johnston subjected a 20-year-old woman to a shocking ordeal on the Piccadilly Line in front of horrified passengers, including a French tourist and his 11-year-old son.
The 37-year-old had chased two women to their home after they noticed him masturbating while looking through the window outside a house near Bounds Green Underground station on February 23, 2020.
He banged on their door and put his hand through the letterbox after the women managed to get inside at around 5am before he eventually left, British Transport Police said.
Around three hours later, Johnston got on the Tube at Heathrow Terminal Five where he walked through the carriage and approached his sleeping victim.
Johnston then sexually assaulted and raped the woman, who was returning home from an evening out with friends, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The attack was witnessed by a French national travelling with his young son and they reported the incident to police.
Johnston carried out his horrific sex attack in front of other passengers, including a 11-year-old boy who was with his dad (Picture: PA)
Johnston was arrested at HMP Brixton – where he was serving time for burglary – in December 2022, after a BTP review of historic rape cases led to his identification.