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Bedford man jailed after raping woman he approached

Robel Gebremariam, 25, of Dudley Street, Bedford, has been jailed for nine years at Luton Crown Court after he was found guilty of raping a woman he approached in Greyfriars in the early...

Sharnbrook man pleads not guilty to rape charge in Philip Young trial

A man from Sharnbrook has pleaded not guilty to rape in a trial alongside Philip Young, who has pleaded guilty to 40 sexual offences against his former wife. Norman Macksoni, 47, of...

Life sentence for violent rapist

A man from Milton Keynes has been sentenced to life imprisonment for violently assaulting and raping a woman whilst he was living in Bedford. In October 2025, Jamal Jeng, 28, was...

“The system isn’t working”: Call for change as just 5% of Bedfordshire rape cases lead to charges

Only 5% of rape and sexual offence reports to Bedfordshire Police led to a charge last year. The force says it is improving its response through the national Op Soteria plan and dedicated victim support teams...

Bedfordshire Police file leads to CPS charging Tate brothers with rape and trafficking

Prosecutors have confirmed for the first time the complete list of 21 charges Andrew and Tristan Tate will face when they are returned to the UK, including rape, actual bodily harm and...

Two jailed for sexually assaulting children as Bedfordshire Police targets abusers

Two men have been jailed for a total of 23 years following separate investigations by Bedfordshire Police into serious sexual offences involving children. Tevin Sherif, 21...

Jail for depraved man who travelled to Bedford to rape a child

A man who flew from the US to Bedford after arranging to rape a child has been jailed for more than 11 years. In February last year, Rahamim Shy, 47, a former advisor to the US Government...

20 year prison sentence for sex offender who raped a child and made her film indecent videos

A registered sex offender has been sentenced to more than 20 years for raping a child and making her film indecent videos for him. Jamie Thacker, 34, who has been previously convicted of possessing indecent images of children, had...

Man in custody after police investigating rape descend on Bedford Park

A man wanted on suspicion of rape has been arrested after police descended on Bedford Park yesterday evening (10 September). Officers investigating the rape…

Two men charged with kidnap and rape in Shortstown

Two men have been charged with rape and kidnap in connection with an incident in Shortstown, near Bedford on Monday (26 August). Robert Balcan, 22, and Adrian Madarasz, 25, both...

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