Man caught watching child sex abuse footage on train by horrified London commuter

Man caught watching child sex abuse footage on train by horrified London commuterDavid Johnson, 35, watched videos involving a young child on the train before a horrified commuter notified police and he was arrested when the carriage pulled into LondonNewsOlivia Beeson07:50, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesOfficers met the train at London Euston station and arrested Johnson on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children.A man has been jailed after a horrified train passenger caught him watching child sex abuse videos in full view of other commuters.David Johnson, 35, was on board a train from Stafford to London when he was seen messaging a contact asking, “What kinds of videos do you like? I have all kinds,” before adding: “Just kids videos.”The man then opened a video involving a young child, leaving the passenger seated behind him shocked.View 3 ImagesDavid Johnson pleaded guilty to six counts of making indecent images of children, two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and arranging or facilitating a child sex offence.Stunned, the man messaged his own partner to say what was happening. When he looked back up, Johnson was watching another video showing an even younger child being abused.The witness then moved carriages in distress and alerted police.The disturbing incident took place on September 23, 2025 and BTP officers rushed to meet the train at London Euston railway station, where Johnson was arrested on suspicion of possession of indecent images of children.He was searched and officers seized his mobile phone – its screen wallpaper was an indecent image of a child.When he was taken into custody, Johnson asked officers if he could have his property back as he “needed to delete some stuff”. He offered no comment to all questions put to him in interview.Officers began searching two addresses linked to Johnson and seized a number of devices for examination. The phone seized at his arrest was found to contain nearly 200 indecent i...