Iraqi migrant, 35, who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl on a busy Tube train before touching her on an escalator is facing jail

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 12:44, 9 July 2026 | Updated: 12:44, 9 July 2026 An Iraqi migrant who groped a 15-year-old schoolgirl on a busy Tube before assaulting her again on an escalator is facing jail.  Loughman Shaffie, 35, was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault over the incidents on the Elizabeth Line on March 6 last year. He was acquitted of a third sexual assault charge linked to a separate incident on the same Tube line on February 24 of the same year.  The teenager said she was groped while travelling between Goodmayes and Whitechapel in a video interview played for the jury.  'I thought maybe it was a coincidence. He kept moving closer to me. I thought what is going on here? I felt really uncomfortable,' she said.  'I feel something touching against my bum. I looked behind and I saw the exact same person... I didn't want to be here.' She said she left the station as quickly as possible after arriving at Whitechapel. The schoolgirl said Shaffie followed her up an escalator and touched her again. An Iraqi migrant who groped a 15-year-old schoolgirl on a busy Tube before assaulting her again on an escalator is facing jail (Loughman Shaffie is pictured) Shaffie, originally from Iraq and now residing in Ilford, used a Farsi interpreter in court The teenager said she was groped while travelling between Goodmayes and Whitechapel (pictured) in a video interview played for the jury 'I literally, not ran, but went really fast,' she said.  'He was rubbing against me. I thought it might be an accident but it was repeatedly.' The teen initially confided in her friends before reporting the incident to a teacher.  She said her friends had discouraged her from using public transport to get to school. Shaffie, who lives in Ilford and is originally from Iraq, used a Farsi interpreter in court. He was bailed by Judge Silas Reid ahead of sentencing on September 4.