UK creep broke in, stole intercourse toys and stroked sleeping sufferer’s foot as she slept
Twisted Huddersfield sex predator Ference Bogdan, 33, terrorised two women by breaking into their homes to steal sex toys, rifling through underwear, and chillingly watching one victim sleep
A chilling sexual predator from Huddersfield nicked sex toys and eerily watched a woman as she slept with her baby, even going as far as to stroke her foot.
Ference Bogdan, 33, of Pollard Street, targeted two women during his reign of terror, sneaking into their homes to steal sex toys and rearrange their underwear.
The first victim noticed her personal items were missing after he invaded her home in November 2023.
Prosecutor Jayne Beckett told Leeds Crown Court on Friday, November 7: “The woman rented a studio in Huddersfield. On the first of November 2023, at around 1pm, she went out to the shops.
“She locked her own door and returned around 7.30pm. Her studio door was closed but not locked but she didn’t process at the time.
“Her items from her bedside table were not in the drawer. It had been rummaged through and there was underwear, condoms, lube and books on the floor. She was concerned by that but didn’t take action.
“The next day she looked for a black cosmetics bag in which she kept her sex toys and couldn’t find it. She called the police, reported it, and changed her locks.”
On the night of 24 November 2023, the woman retired to bed, leaving a side window ajar. Around 5.30am, she woke up to a “rustling noise” and had an eerie feeling of being observed.
Ms Beckett stated: “He was watching her. She was in complete shock and shouted, it was something like ‘Get the f*** out, go, go go.’
“She thought the defendant spoke to her. He then retreated through the side window, which must have allowed him to enter. She processed her situation, and in her words ‘freaked out’ and called the police.”
The court was told that the woman recognised items confiscated from Bogdan’s residence as her own, reports Yorkshire Live.
Ms Beckett recounted another woman’s experience with Bogdan: “Around two weeks before the second burglary, she noticed that her Samsung tablet and her adult toys, which were kept in a drawstring bag, had gone missing.
“She didn’t know what had caused the items to go missing and she convinced herself that she had just put them out of the way. She ransacked the house looking for them.
“She last saw them in her bedside cabinet. By the time she made her initial statement, she felt as if someone had entered her house and had been able to steal the toys and the tablet.”
The court was informed that on 28 September 2024, the woman was asleep at home when she was “disturbed” around 2am. The prosecutor said: “She felt a stroke down the middle of her foot.
“She opened her eyes and saw the defendant crouching on his tiptoes. The defendant left the bedroom but returned around one or two minutes later.
“He entered slowly and in a slouched position. He walked to the bottom of her bed where she remained laid on her front.
“The defendant put his finger on her bottom and moved it to her waist between the skin and her underwear.” Bogdan repeated the same action on the other side of the woman’s waist, before tugging her underwear down.
The woman then “flipped over” and yelled at him: “What are you doing, who are you?” Ms Beckett said: “The defendant appeared stunned.
“The defendant stood to full height and ran. She was brave enough to chase him and she chased him down the stairs and as far as her front garden and she shouted at him to stay out of her house.”
The court heard the woman’s wardrobe had also been rifled through and a bikini top and underwear were placed beside her bed. The woman discovered her phone was missing but managed to alert police, and using the “Find My” app traced the device to Bogdan’s address, where he was arrested and a number of sex toys and pieces of women’s underwear were discovered.
His pre-sentence report revealed that Bogdan referred to the room where the items were found as his “sex room”. During his police interview, father-of-one Bogdan – who had a previous caution for harassment – responded “no comment” but provided officers with a prepared statement refuting the charges and claiming he had a mate who could vouch for his whereabouts during the alleged crimes.
The court was told the friend was approached but refused to back Bogdan’s account. The second victim courageously confronted Bogdan in court on Friday and delivered her victim personal statement, stating: “From the moment he stepped into my home and made the decision to steal some of the most personal items I own I have not been the same.
“In the weeks leading up to the second offence, I questioned myself, I questioned my memory and even my sanity. I genuinely felt like I was losing my mind.
“But nothing compares to the moment he entered my bedroom for that second time. I have never felt such fear, lying in my own bed, my baby asleep next to me with a complete stranger touching me, not knowing if he had a knife or any other weapon.
“It was the single most terrifying experience in my life. In that moment, I didn’t have time to plan or think; I just had to survive.
“I’m just forever grateful that my brain chose the fight reflex. It breaks me to think what would have happened otherwise.
“Since that night, my life has changed in every way…There will be a time when I will no longer feel I’m living in a nightmare.
“I hope the entire time I have to work through this anguish and trauma he has to live with his self-made consequences. While I am reeling from this, I hope he is paying for this.”
In a statement delivered by prosecutors, Bogdan’s first victim revealed: “As a result of this I have moved house. I didn’t feel safe and was terrified of the same happening again.
“Now I have moved but I don’t leave the window open at all and check the locks around eight times before I leave and once I return home. I felt completely violated following the incident, due to personal items that were taken and due to the nature of the most recent offence where the male climbed into my bedroom window and woke me up while he was watching over me.
“I have always suffered with anxiety and depression but this has heightened it. Prior to the incident, I was doing well and wasn’t being prescribed medication.
“Following the incident, I had to go back on anti-anxiety and depression medication. I was on this for approximately eight to 12 months and came off them again after moving to a new address.”
The court was told that Bogdan later pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, sexual assault and trespass with intent. In mitigation, Fuad Arshad addressed the court: “Nothing I say can provide any comfort to [the women].
“It is plain that the defendant’s behaviour towards them has been nothing less than devastating. I can make no sensible submissions as to dangerousness.
“The professional opinion is that he poses a very high risk to the public. He has a 10-year-old son who no longer wishes to have anything to do with him.
“He wishes to be deported back to Hungary. There is a lack of acceptance and insight which may be as as consequence of shame and embarrassment
“He has made good use of his time in prison.” His Honour Judge Robin Mairs imposed an extended sentence of 16 years and 10 months on Bogdan, comprising 12 years and 10 months behind bars, plus an extended licence period of four years.
Bogdan must complete two-thirds of his jail term before the Parole Board can assess whether he’s safe for release. The judge also imposed a restraining order preventing him from contacting either victim.
The judge declared: “I say at the outset that these are worrying and chilling offences. You broke into the houses of women, stole sex toys and then returned weeks later.
“You returned while intending to, or actually sexually assaulting them. I’m sentencing you for calculated and planned offences.”
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