Rapist Ian Ellingford has been jailed for abusing a young woman with learning difficulties A PREDATORY rapist exploited the trust of an “incredibly vulnerable” young woman with autism. Ian Barry Ellingford was found guilty of seven sex attacks on the young woman in Sussex. The 51-year-old caretaker earned the trust of the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, then turned on her. He “invaded her life” and threatened that if she told anyone about the sexual abuse, she would be abducted. He turned off security cameras at his workplace and forced himself on her. She described how she froze, felt trapped and did not know what to do.