Graham Jones

Graham Jones, 50, of Mount Pleasant Road, Bedford, appeared at Luton Crown Court where he was sentenced to seven years in prison for a rape committed in 1983. Jones pleaded guilty to a single count of rape against a 20-year-old student, whom he attacked after breaking into her bedsit via a fire escape and binding her hands. In addition to the custodial sentence, Judge David Farell QC ordered Jones to sign the sex offenders' register.

The case, which remained unsolved for 29 years, came to light in 2011 when Jones voluntarily attended a police station with his wife to confess to the offence. The court heard that Jones stated he wished to unburden his conscience regarding the attack. Prosecutors noted that without this confession, it is likely the crime would have remained unsolved.