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.
Ahmed asked the victim and her friends their their age and if they smoked weed.
He then said he wanted to speak privately to the girl in the toilets and threatened her.
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?”.
BTP 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."
Ahmed was caught after he tried to accost another girl in Bedfordshire but police there investigated and he was arrested in October 2023.
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.”
