The court previously heard Stroud sat next to the woman, who was on the phone to her boyfriend at the time, on the train.<\/p>\n
He was “constantly leaning” on her and called the woman “magical”.<\/p>\n
Stroud then grabbed her hair, which the victim “perceived to be sexual”.<\/p>\n
He told the woman: “You’re never going to find someone who loves your hair as much as I do.” She replied: “I already have someone.”<\/p>\n
In her statement, the woman – who detailed she was a childhood sexual abuse survivor – said the incident left her “paralysed with fear”.<\/p>\n
She had told Stroud to stop, but he continued talking to her before asking: “Can I kiss you?”.<\/p>\n
The woman replied “absolutely not”, the court heard.<\/p>\n
She said Stroud’s breath smelt of alcohol. <\/p>\n
“Imagine as a young woman of small stature when a large, drunk man tries to sit on top of you,” the woman added in her statement.<\/p>\n
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