Key Points
- Ewa Nosalska, 44, has been jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty at the High Court in Glasgow.
- The latest offence involved sexually assaulting a sleeping man at a property in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, on 19 September 2023.
- The court heard the man woke up to find Nosalska naked and carrying out a sex act on him, before telling her to stop.
- Judge Alistair Watson said the offence was particularly serious because the victim was asleep and vulnerable.
- Nosalska was also previously jailed for 13 months after sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy on a Glasgow bus.
- The court heard she touched the boy on the thigh, chest and body while on a bus in Glasgow’s east end.
- Nosalska has been placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
Glasgow (Glasgow Express) July 29, 2026, that Ewa Nosalska, a Renfrewshire woman already jailed over a bus sex attack on a 13-year-old boy, has now received a further prison sentence for sexually assaulting a sleeping man. The case was heard at the High Court in Glasgow, where the court examined both the latest offence and her earlier conviction in relation to the Glasgow bus incident. As reported by GlasgowLive, and also confirmed by STV News, the sentencing reflects two separate sexual offences committed against different victims.
What did the court hear?
As reported by GlasgowLive’s court coverage, Nosalska sexually assaulted a man who was known to her then partner after the man fell asleep on the living room sofa at a property in Thornliebank on 19 September 2023.
The court heard that when he woke, he found Nosalska naked and performing the sex act, and he shouted “no” and asked her to stop before her then partner entered the room and she left the property.
STV News reported that Nosalska later told police she knew the man was asleep and had been drunk, and that she told a social worker she had no recollection of the incident because of intoxication.
GlasgowLive likewise reported that the judge took account of her claim that she was “so drunk” she could not remember what happened.
Why was the sentence imposed?
According to GlasgowLive, Judge Alistair Watson said the offence was aggravated because the victim was asleep and therefore particularly vulnerable, having entrusted his safety to Nosalska and her then partner.
He also said the court would always regard such behaviour as particularly serious, and that the reversal of the victim and offender’s sexes should not lead to a different approach in sentencing.
STV News reported the judge’s view that academic research indicates males who are sexually assaulted by females are likely to suffer psychological trauma equivalent to female victims.
GlasgowLive also reported that the judge said the sentence had to meet the needs of punishment, public protection, deterrence and rehabilitation.
What was the earlier Glasgow bus case?
GlasgowLive reported that Nosalska had previously sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy on a bus in Glasgow’s uk/local/east-end/">east end on 9 February 2024.
The court heard she had tried to sit on male passengers’ laps before assaulting the boy on the upper deck, and that she touched him on the thigh, chest and body while the bus was carrying shocked passengers.
STV News also reported that a passenger shouted for the driver to call police, after which the bus was stopped and Nosalska fled the scene before later being arrested. She was jailed for 13 months for that offence, according to both outlets.
What sentence and restrictions were imposed?
Nosalska was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment for the latest offence, while GlasgowLive reported that she was also added to the sex offenders register for 10 years.
STV News reported the same sentence and register requirement, noting that she is now of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.
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Background of the development
This case forms part of a wider criminal history in which Nosalska has already been convicted of sexual offending and other disorder-related matters, as reported by GlasgowLive.
The court was told she had previous convictions for assault, public disorder and offending while on bail, and that she had recently served a 13-month prison sentence in relation to offences that included sexual assault.
The latest sentence follows a separate Glasgow bus case that had already attracted attention because it involved a child victim in a public setting.
In both reporting accounts, the court’s emphasis remained on vulnerability, intoxication, public safety and the seriousness of sexual offending in private and public spaces.
Prediction
For the public, especially parents, passengers and people using buses or visiting homes with acquaintances, the case is likely to reinforce concern about sexual offending involving intoxication and vulnerability.
For victims and witnesses, the sentencing may be seen as a reminder that courts can treat sexual assaults against men and boys with the same seriousness as other sexual offences when the evidence supports conviction.
For transport users in Glasgow, the earlier bus assault may also keep attention on passenger vigilance and the role of bystanders in reporting abuse quickly.
For legal and safeguarding audiences, the case may continue to prompt discussion about how courts assess repeat offending, intoxication claims and the protection of vulnerable people in both domestic and public settings.
