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Serial train masturbator back in prison after repeating ‘sickening behaviour’ targeting lone women in South London

James Gathercole breached a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and licence conditions by exposing himself and masturbating on south London trains, leading to a 28-month prison sentence.

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The repeat offender kept exposing himself while staring at women in various London trains

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Moment serial train pervert who masturbates in front of women arrested

James Gathercole, 40, committed ‘sickening acts that have no place in society’ after being released on licence

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Serial train masturbator exposed himself to woman just 12 days after jail release

James Gathercole, 40, was arrested after a lone woman noticed him staring at her on a train in East Croydon, south London. He had been jailed the year before for similar incidents

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Serial train masturbator back in prison after repeating ‘sickening behaviour’ targeting lone women in South London

The repeat offender kept exposing himself while staring at women in various London trains

·London, United Kingdom
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My London broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
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