His first victim was attacked was on a busy Tube in central London.
Levy boarded and positioned himself directly in front of the woman, before leaning his elbow on her. She moved away.
A few minutes later, she felt something touch her, over her clothes, on her vagina. Such was the force Levy used, that she felt like it was an attempt to push his fingers inside her through clothing.
She grabbed Levy’s hand and asked what he was doing, but he did not respond.
When other passengers asked if she was alright, Levy protested his innocence.
“What are you talking about – look my hand is covered,” he said, pointing to the jumper draped over his arm.
Levy then called her “crazy” and “stupid” and got off the tube at Westminster Station.
The woman got off at the next stop, upset and crying.
She went on to report the assault to BTP. There was CCTV available of Levy, but police did not identify him. He would only be linked to the case two years later, after more women had been attacked.
A year after his first Tube assault, he assaulted three more women in quick succession and was arrested.
After being assaulted herself, the first of those three victims then filmed Levy sexually assaulting a second, unidentified woman, travelling in the same carriage.
The first woman immediately reported what had happened to BTP and provided the footage. Levy assaulted a third woman a week later.
After he had been questioned and had denied the three offences, BTP officers said they did not have enough evidence to charge, and he was released on bail.
The subsequent British Transport Police investigation was full of delays. It was weeks before identity parades were arranged, and BTP did not approach the CPS for six months.
When it did, in May 2025, a CPS team had to scramble to make an emergency charging decision overnight, because BTP had again arrested Levy and wanted him in court the next day. This was highly unusual – BTP had known about the initial offences for six months.
In a statement, BTP Assistant Chief Constable Charlie Doyle said: “It is clear that opportunities to expedite the investigation were missed and we have amended our procedures to address these issues to ensure that repeat offenders are dealt with expeditiously and that linked offences are prioritised more effectively.”