Passenger ‘drugged a woman with ketamine and raped her on the Victoria Line after exposing himself at a London Underground station and sexually assaulting another victim three times’, court hears

A passenger raped a woman on a train after drugging her with ketamine, a court heard.

Maashak Bloomfield, 33, is accused of assaulting the woman on the Victoria Line between Euston and Pimlico station on February 3 2021.

He is said to have exposed himself at Victoria station the same day and sexually assaulted another complainant three times at Wallington Station in south London on January 30 2021.

Bloomfield, 33, appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link from HMP Thameside wearing a grey tracksuit with a Covid face mask round his neck.

He denied rape, assault by penetration and administering a substance with intent to overpower to allow sexual activity.

Maashak Bloomfield (pictured), 33, is accused of assaulting the woman between Euston and Pimlico station on February 3 2021

He is said to have exposed himself at Victoria station the same day and sexually assaulted another complainant three times at Wallington Station in south London on January 30 2021

He also denied three counts of sexual assault and one of exposure.

Bloomfield denied further charges of rape and assault causing actual bodily harm at an earlier hearing.

Judge Rosina Cottage, KC, said the cases will be joined together at a further case management hearing on 24 August.

A three week trial date was set for April 2.

Bloomfield remains in custody.