A taxi driver whose 12 year career saw him drug and violent hundreds of women has finally been arrested, after police repeatedly botched investigations, so allowing him an extra year’s reign of terror.
The man, London black cab driver John Worboys (51), used an uncomplicated modus operandi: he would dupe female passengers into thinking he was celebrating a major betting win, using a bag full of cash as a prop, and then to ply them with drinks, which he had laced with sedatives.
He is said to have exploited the relatively safe image black cabs enjoy to lull victims into a false sense of security.
Once the victim was out cold, he would clamber onto the backseat to have his way with them, in what have been called “frightening, degrading and humiliating attacks”; in some cases he even invaded his victim’s home.
He would sometimes target three women a night, and since he operated seven days a week police suspect hundreds of victims have yet to come forward; many never will, probably not remembering anything of the assault, but after pictures were circulated dozens did.
He also faces allegations of wife-beating and child abuse from his defunct marriage.
He was first arrested in 2007, but police bungled this and a subsequent investigation so badly that he was left free to continue his career of taxi-driving terror. One officer may face criminal misconduct charges after nobody bothered to send semen stained trousers for DNA analysis, which would have lead them immediately to him.
It is thought the bungling led to an additional 30 women being attacked.
Eighty-five victims have already come forward after he was finally arrested in 2008, but police estimate his victims lie in the region of 500. If so, this would make him the most prolific sex offender ever in the UK, and one of the most active the world has seen.
He has been charged with 19 counts relating to his activities with 12 women, with most offences relating to the unlawful administration of sedatives for the purpose of overpowering his victim. He faces a life sentence, and quite probably further charges; sentencing is in April.
When he was finally arrested, police found his trunk stuffed with money, drink and sex toys.
Via Heaven.
What’s even more creepy is that this guy (according to wikipaedo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Worboys) used to shoot pornos in a flat in Poole, near where I live..
“he would dupe female passengers into thinking he was celebrating a major betting win, using a bag full of cash as a prop, and then to ply them with drinks, which he had laced with sedatives.”
I kinda a like this guy, only shows that girls are only after money. And in the process he turned it around for them. Instead of the women fucking you over and stealing you’re hard earned cash he turned it around. And did so in a night, made them feel ashamed and made these bitches get owned.
Once again your r♥♥e-LOGIC is impeccable, MikeeUSA!!!
Okay, 500 women over 12 years and NOT ONE until recently went to the police? I’m calling bullshit on this, there is no way in this day and age of people obsessively nosing into other people’s business when they are out in public that he could get away with doing this almost once a week for 12 years.
Just no way.
He drugged each and every one with a sedative that makes memory fuzzy and therefore unreliable in a court of law.
More than likely there WERE women that went directly to the police but the guy covered his tracks with his condoms, towels, dipped in cleansers, ect…
Also, there WAS some DNA that he left but the officer in charged mishandled the evidence which allowed him to continue on for a few more years.
Don’t forget it’s in Britain. Girls were probably so ugly no one would believe them if they said they had been raped : “You ? Raped ? Who would do that ?”.
And your judging this on who, ever been to britian? If your from America, atleast our woman are naturally pretty, not gross modified freaks.
“drug and violent hundreds of women”
violate, you mean?
sigh….London police force really really sucks…