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Millstone Close, Newham, London, E15
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A man who groomed a girl online and raped her at an Essex station six years ago has been jailed following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.
His conviction comes after the victim reported what happened to her to police in October 2024.
Marvin Ogbogbo, 23, of Millstone Close, east London, was found guilty of one count of rape last month following a week-long trial at Isleworth Crown Court.
At the same court on 6 November 2025, the judge sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment. He is also required to sign the sex offenders register for life and was handed a restraining order not to contact the victim.
In 2019, Ogbogbo, aged 17 at the time, met the 14-year-old girl through social media. After interacting online for a few months, he invited the girl out shopping.
They met for the day at Lakeside shopping centre in Essex before heading to Chafford Hundred station so Ogbogbo could travel back to London.
He took her to a sheltered seating area on the platform and repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap before raping her.
Ogbogbo then fled the scene on a London-bound train, leaving the victim at the station.
Five years later, the victim bravely reported the attack to police who launched a full investigation.
Officers quickly identified Ogbogbo, and on 23 December 2024 he was arrested at Barking police station where he was required to attend every Monday as part of his bail conditions for an unrelated matter.
In interview he denied what had happened and tried to make out to detectives that he only kissed the girl at the Essex rail station in 2019.
BTP Detective Constable Jennifer Brown said:
“Putting Ogbogbo behind bars for this abhorrent rape is testament to the victim who showed immense bravery in reporting what happened to her.
“Ogbogbo is a vile predator who targeted an underage girl and groomed her for his own sexual gratification.
“We take every report of sexual violence extremely seriously and will always launch a full investigation no matter how much time has passed.”