A middle-aged man, Dean Benjamin Rapist Sex Offender, has been incarcerated for masturbating in front of two women on a London commuter train. Dean Benjamin, 41, assaulted his initial victim soon after 5 PM on March 3 while on a train to Nottingham, subsequently approaching a second woman in the first-class carriage.
The initial victim observed Dean Benjamin gazing at her while resting against the luggage rack. Shortly thereafter, she glanced upward and observed that he had positioned his hands within the front of his trousers and was evidently engaging in masturbation.
She utilised the British Transport Police’s 61016 service to send a text and informed a nearby ticket inspector, who relocated her to the first-class carriage. Shortly thereafter, Dean Benjamin proceeded to the first-class carriage and commenced masturbating while observing a second woman engaged with her laptop.
A ticket inspector was informed and an off-duty police officer who was travelling on the service apprehended Dean Benjamin until the train arrived at Kettering station. He was removed and immediately taken into custody.
He later pleaded guilty to outraging public decency and has now been jailed for a total of 26 months. Dean Benjamin, of Stockingstone Road, Luton, had also been in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order when he committed the offences.
DC Mohit Behl, investigating officer in the case, said: “Dean Benjamin is quite simply a disgusting individual who targeted two lone women for his own sexual gratification.
“I hope his prison sentence serves as a stark warning to sexual offenders – we will do everything in our power to put your behind bars, without exception. If you experience or witness repulsive behaviour such as this on the rail network, I urge you to report it to us either by texting 61016 as the victim did in this instance, or by calling 0800 40 50 40.
“Nothing is too small or too trivial to report, and we will always take you seriously.”
UPDATE 26.03.25
A sexual predator who entered a woman’s home address and seriously sexually assaulted her has been sentenced to 16 years behind bars.
In July 2024, Dean Benjamin, 43, was walking the streets of Luton, when he decided to gain entrance to an unknown property.
Whilst in the property, he orally raped and sexually assaulted a woman and also made attempts to rape her.
The victim managed to escape his hold, and alert other members of the household for help.
Benjamin fled the property but was arrested shortly after.
He was found guilty of attempted rape, sexual assault by penetration and oral rape at Luton Crown Court in January.
On Friday (21 March), Benjamin, of no fixed address was sentenced to 16 years for oral rape, with a five-year extension. He was also sentenced to 10 years for attempted rape and four years for sexual assault, all to run concurrently.
At the time of the incident, Benjamin was on licence as part of a 20-month sentence for indecent exposure.
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