Groper on the Avanti Express

A drunken train passenger who groped a staff member’s bottom was spared jail. The victim was working on the Avanti West Coast Glasgow to London train when Stephen Kennett, 60, leant forward to cup her bottom in a crowded carriage, the Old Bailey heard. Kennett, who had been drinking heavily with a group of football fans was arrested when the train pulled into Euston on May 16, 2022. He denied sexual assault claiming the contact was unintentional but was convicted…