Burnley man jailed for indecent exposure on trains
Kane Hargreaves, 28, has been sentenced to 9 months in prison
A 28-year-old man has been jailed after exposing himself on a train in Preston.
Kane Hargreaves, of Elizabeth Street, Burnley was found guilty of two counts of exposure at Preston Crown Court on Friday 28 June.
He was sentenced to nine months in prison, and must pay a £187 victim surcharge.
The court heard how, on Wednesday 10 April this year, Hargreaves was staring and exposing himself to a 21-year-old woman sat a few seats away on the 2.44pm Preston to Bradford interchange train. The woman moved away and told rail staff before reporting it to British Transport Police.
A second incident occurred on Monday 22 April onboard the 1.44pm Preston to Accrington train when Hargreaves again exposed himself, this time to a 17-year-old woman.
Investigating officer DC Ella Harvey said: "We will stop at nothing to deter, pursue, arrest and bring sex offenders on the railway network to justice.
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