A SEXUAL 'predator' who raped a 14-year-old girl on a train has been found guilty.

Awsaf Ahmed, aged 30, of Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe was found guilty of trapping a girl inside a toilet and raping her onboard a train heading towards London Marylebone station on Tuesday,  October 10, 2023

The court heard how Ahmed engaged the victim and her group of friends in conversation, asking their age and if they smoked weed.

Ahmed then pressured the victim to get her alone, coercing her to speak to him privately in the toilets and insinuating he had friends everywhere, making her fear for her friend’s safety.

Upon entering the toilet, Ahmed locked them inside and despite her repeated pleas for him to stop, raped her.

Following the attack, he added her on Snapchat to continue his contact with her.

The victim reported the rape to British Transport Police the following day. Later that evening, Ahmed called the victim on Snapchat, asking her “When do you turn 16?” and “Did you enjoy yesterday?”.

The court also heard how on October 16, 2023, Ahmed attempted to engage a girl, aged 15, in sexual activity.

Initially, he engaged her in conversation about her jewellery and heritage, before the conversation became more threatening, telling the victim everyone had it in them to kill and if he was disrespected, he could make someone disappear with just one text or call.

Following this he turned the conversation to relationships, asking the 15-year-old for relationship advice before asking her about her own relationship status and sexual experience.

He then attempted to coerce her into engage in sexual activity with him. Thankfully, the victim was after able to leave the situation and reported Ahmed to Bedfordshire Police the following day.

On October 27, Ahmed was arrested and charged with offences committed on 10 and October 11, 2023. The investigations were linked, and Ahmed was further charged with offences committed on October 16.

Ahmed was also found guilty of causing/inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at Inner London Crown Court.

Ahmed had already pleaded guilty to a charge of causing / inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at an earlier hearing.

A sentencing date has been set for Friday, June 14, 2024.

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.

"Regardless of what happened, if someone has made you feel uncomfortable or disrespected your boundaries, it is never too late to come forward and report what has happened to you.”