A Bermudian serial criminal in England who once claimed in the British press to have turned his life around is behind bars for a “horrendous series of rapes, assaults and threats”, according to Humberside Police.

Tyevon Bean, 34, of no fixed abode, was sentenced this week to 18 years’ imprisonment at Hull Crown Court after a jury unanimously found him guilty of 20 offences committed in East Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire.

He was condemned as “a violent and predatory individual who made four women endure horrific attacks of a sexual and violent nature” by Detective Constable Lisa Grantham, an officer in the case.

She added: “He is a danger to women, and I am pleased to see him taken off our streets.”

Bean, a repeat offender in Bermuda whose offences ranged from robbery to causing grievous bodily harm, emigrated to Hull in Yorkshire but was back before the courts on a charge of affray in 2019 after brandishing a BB gun in the street.

He then gave an account to the Hull Daily Mail of mental health problems, “making stupid decisions and not listening to anyone”, and a change of heart with the help of a local pastor.

However, after a three-week trial in November 2024, Bean was found guilty of controlling or coercive behaviour, two counts of rape, two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, non-fatal strangulation and threats to kill against one woman.

A second woman endured sexual assault, three counts of non-fatal strangulation and three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Humberside Police said: “The third woman, he was charged with two counts of non-fatal strangulation and assault by causing actual bodily harm and the fourth woman he was charged with rape, non-fatal strangulation and perverting the course of justice as he asked her to withdraw her statement to the police.”

Constable Grantham, of Humberside’s protecting vulnerable people unit, thanked the victims for coming forward and assisting with the investigation.

She added: “Bean then forced them to undergo the pain and trauma of a three-week trial when he failed to admit what he had done.

“The result in this case reflects the tenacity and dedication of officers in the protecting vulnerable people unit to keep violent, dangerous offenders like Bean off our streets.

“I know that whilst the result here today does not take away the pain and suffering caused, I am pleased that Bean is where he belongs — locked away in prison for a significant amount of time.”

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