A peverted bus passenger has been jailed after pleasuring himself on several buses over the course of eight months.

The 30-year-old Rasika Kobbekaduwa was convicted of exposing himself to women on public transport on five different occasions from November 2012 to July last year on the 182, H12 and 258 bus.

On the final occasion, he was seen pleasuring himself.

He initially denied the charges, but later appeared at Harrow Crown Court on November 29 to change his plea.

After admitting guilt, he returned to the same court on Monday and was imprisoned for 15 months and given a sexual offences prevention order.

Before being sentenced, Kobbekaduwa, of Courtenay Avenue, Harrow, was banned from travelling on any bus other than the 140, and was not allowed to sit next to a woman on a bus unless they sat next to him.