Sentenced: Britain’s Longest-Serving Prisoner, 82, Is Back Behind Bars After Sexually Assaulting Woman

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Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, who spent 57 years in jail for murder and a string of rapes, is back behind bars after being convicted of another sexual assault while out on licence in his 80s.

Ronald Evans, 82, was first jailed for life in 1963 after raping and murdering a woman in Nottingham.

He was released 11 years later but jailed again in 1979 following a string of sex attacks in the Bristol area, for which he became known as the Clifton Rapist.

Evans was released on licence for a second time in 2018, but has now been found guilty of molesting a woman he met at a community centre where he had been volunteering.

He was convicted on one count of sexual assault by a jury at Harrow Crown Court, sitting at Hendon Magistrates’ Court. He was cleared of two other counts of sexual assault against a different woman.

The octogenarian is now awaiting a sentence, which is set to take place on Thursday.

The jury in his trial had been told of his previous sex crimes but not that he had raped and murdered Kathleen Heathcote, a 21-year-old shop worker, in Nottingham in 1963.


Evans admitted the crime after police found some of the victim’s possessions in his home.

He was released from a life sentence on licence in 1975 but two years later terrorised the Clifton and Durdham Down areas of Bristol by targeting women aged between 18 and 33 in dark alleys.


He was eventually caught in 1977 when local police undertook a “honeytrap” operation in which 11 female officers roamed the streets at night in an effort to snare him.

Evans was released on licence for a second time in Nov 2018 and began volunteering at a community centre in north London.

But his trial heard that despite his old age, he had “maintained his inappropriate sexual desires”.

He was accused of three counts of sexual assault against two women but denied the allegations, insisting he had been nothing but kind to the alleged victims.

Lauren Sales, prosecuting, told the jury: “Mr Evans is a leopard that cannot change its spots. Despite his age, he was and remains a sexual predator.”


The court was told one of his victims was lonely and had been looking to make friends when he targeted her.

In July last year, she agreed to go for a meal at a local pub with him, and later went back to his flat when he groped her.

Ms Sales told the court Evans had targeted both women because of their physical disabilities and mental health issues.

Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, 82, is back behind bars after sexually assaulting woman

Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, who spent 57 years in jail for murder and a string of rapes, is back behind bars after being convicted of another sexual assault while out on licence in his 80s.

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