Paolo Barone, a Thameslink train driver, narrowly escaped a prison sentence after being convicted of taking upskirt photos of a sleeping woman during his commute home.

The disturbing incident unfolded on September 15, 2022, when Barone, 51, boarded a train from Blackfriars to St Albans in his work uniform. Throughout the 45-minute journey, he surreptitiously took photos of the sleeping woman, escalating his actions as he disembarked at St Albans by positioning his phone to capture images up her skirt.

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