October 2019 ‘Sinister sexual predator’ jailed for more than eight years A Bedford teenager who wrote about forced compliance and admitted to fantasising about committing acts against others will serve more than eight years behind bars. Aaron Irvine, 19, of Thor Drive, Bedford, was found guilty of sexual assault and trespass with intent to commit sexual assault following an eight-day trial in July. He also pleaded guilty to common assault and possession of an offensive weapon after the incident in January. At around 2.45pm on Wednesday 2 January, a 17-year-old girl answered a knock at the door of her friend’s house in a rural mid-Bedfordshire village. She was confronted by Irvine dressed head-to-toe in black, including a black balaclava and rubber gloves, while he was holding a knife at chest height. Irvine made his way inside the house, indicating that in return for sexual acts, he would not steal anything from the home. He then sexually assaulted another 17-year-old girl at the property. The two girls managed to escape from the house, where they flagged down a stranger’s car and contacted the police. Irvine was later found by officers and arrested. He was found carrying a rucksack containing a lock knife and a hunting knife, rope, tape, wet wipes, latex gloves and a lock pick. Officers also found a notebook where he wrote about “Forced Compliance”, as well as other angry and derogatory comments. At Luton Crown Court on Friday, Irvine was sentenced to a total of eight years and four months in prison.