A man has been found guilty of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl on a train heading to Marylebone station.
Awsaf Ahmed, 30, threatened the girl and forced her away from her friends and into the train toilet before attacking her
He even called the victim on Snapchat after the rape asking her “When do you turn 16?” and “Did you enjoy yesterday?”.
He was convicted of a string of serious sexual offences, following a joint British Transport Police (BTP) and Bedfordshire Police investigation.
Ahmed, from High Wycombe, was found guilty by a jury of rape of a female under 16, and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at Inner London Crown Court on April 24.
He had already pleaded guilty to a count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at an earlier hearing.
He will be sentenced on June 14.
The court heard that on 10 October last year the victim was on board a train heading towards London Marylebone station when Ahmed entered the carriage.
British Transport Police Investigating officer Detective Constable Matthew Nolan said: “Ahmed is a callous predator who targeted young girls for his own sexual gratification.
“Despite the victim’s repeated pleas for him to stop, he trapped her and raped her, making her fear for not only herself but her friend’s safety. I hope the guilty verdict goes some way in bringing her some closure.”
BTP Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Paul Attwell said: “These were extremely frightening experiences for Ahmed’s victims, and I praise them for reporting him so we could act.
“Ahmed’s coercive and threatening behaviour towards young, vulnerable girls will never be tolerated on the rail network, or anywhere else and I’m thankful to see today’s verdict.”
Detective Constable Rani Bailey, from Bedfordshire Police’s Protecting Vulnerable People (PVP) team, said: “Ahmed’s behaviour was unacceptable and his actions were predatory. We are relentlessly pursing those who think this behaviour is acceptable, and we remain committed to bringing perpetrators of abuse to justice.
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