Tube sexual assault victim calls for CCTV on trains
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A woman who was sexually assaulted on the London Underground is calling for CCTV cameras to be installed on all Tube trains.Almost one in four sex assaults on the Tube network happen on the Central Line. Unlike most other lines its trains do not have CCTV cameras.Sarah - not her real name - was in a busy carriage on her way to work in Oxford Circus when she felt what she thought was a bag brushing against her.
Sarah, who works in public relations and lives in Romford, got off the train at Liverpool Street to find a police officer.
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