Tiago Afonso, who carried out the assaults at Thetford station, was only caught after CCTV footage showed him abusing the victim as he slept. Thetford Train Station (Image: Geograph/David Howard) The 41-year-old factory picker appeared at Norwich Crown Court where he was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

The court was told the victim, who had been drinking, had been on a train with his wife but got off thinking she had also done so.

In fact, she had gone to the toilet, leaving him at the station alone.

He went to a nearby pub and had more to drink, before returning to the station and falling asleep on a bench.

Matthew Sorel-Cameron, prosecuting, said Afonso approached the sleeping victim before sexually assaulting him "on at least six occasions".

He said Afonso "touched",........

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