Black Cab Rapist of over 100 women, John Worboys due to be released - Sensationalist Headlines

[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42570589"]Source.[/URL] [QUOTE]Taxi driver John Worboys, who is believed to have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women in London between 2002 and 2008, is to be freed from jail. He was an unassuming presence in the front seat, seemingly no different from the thousands of other black cab drivers who ferry workers, tourists and revellers across London. John Worboys claimed to be something of a white knight, rescuing vulnerable women from illegal taxi touts - even if they could not afford the fare. But behind his friendly exterior lay a sinister motive - between October 2006 and February 2008, Worboys sedated 12 women, raping one of them, carrying out other sexual assaults on five more and an attempted sexual assault on another. He was convicted of 19 offences in 2009 at Croydon Crown Court and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. The following year police said a number of women had come forward and that his alleged victims now numbered more than 100. Worboys, now 60, has spent 10 years in custody including a period on remand. When one woman went to police in July 2007, the cabbie was arrested but police decided they lacked evidence to press charges so they let him go. Between then and February 2008, 29 women were attacked by Worboys. He also drove his black cab in Dorset - where he had a studio which produced adult films - and there have been reports of incidents at the time Worboys was there. The victims - all travelling alone at night - were aged 18 to 33. One 26-year-old, from west London, recalled waking in the cab, dazed from the effects of the drugs. "The next thing I remember is him being in the back trying to put his hand up my skirt," she said. "I screamed at him to get off me." Worboys, a former stripper and porn actor, craved the attention of women to the extent he would concoct stories to impress them. Boasting of £50,000 casino wins and flaunting a carrier bag of cash, he would win passengers' trust before uncorking miniature bottles of champagne. Little did they know the cheap Tesco bubbly was laced with date-rape drug Temazepam, or over-the-counter sleeping medication, from the "tool-kit" he kept in the passenger footwell. Alongside the drugs, he stashed Jack Daniels, gin, vodka or whisky, prescription drugs, plastic gloves, condoms and a vibrator. As prosecutors put it, there was "everything he would need to stupefy and sexually assault a passenger in his cab". A fully-licensed driver, Worboys had undergone criminal records checks. As one victim said: "Your guard drops when you are in a black cab, you learn to trust the drivers." Some remembered nothing after the few sips of laced drink, waking the next morning with the feeling something was seriously amiss. "I felt just awful, so horrible. Something had been violated," one said. Others were wary when Worboys offered them a drink but thought it rude to refuse. They poured away the drink or stalled events by phoning friends, only for Worboys' façade to slip as he became frustrated and menacing. Once, when he failed to get his way, he forced a pill down a victim's throat. Another time he complained: "You've really wasted my time." Worboys targeted women who had been drinking. Afterwards, many doubted themselves, felt embarrassed or feared wasting police time. He was eventually caught when a woman went for police examination, having ended up slumped by the toilet after accepting a drink from him. [/QUOTE] Disgusting that this piece of trash is being released, bearing in mind he's served less time than some people have for drugs and fraud offences. At the least I hope the legal system doesn't waste money trying to offer him police protections or anything of the sort.

They're running out of prison space but the tories are stingy and don't want to build more, hence why people like this are getting released early.

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[QUOTE=DETrooper;53030728]-snip- im retarded[/QUOTE] I think they're referring to the vehicle. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe there's a taxi service with black vehicles.

[QUOTE=reedbo;53030733]I think they're referring to the vehicle. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe there's a taxi service with black vehicles.[/QUOTE] The black cabs in London are pretty famous.

[QUOTE]When one woman went to police in July 2007, the cabbie was arrested but police decided they lacked evidence to press charges so they let him go. Between then and February 2008, 29 women were attacked by Worboys.[/QUOTE] This doesn't really give me much confidence that he had any conscience put into him by interaction with law enforcement. I guess you just hope that this time will be different, but he seems like the prime candidate for exhibiting why prisons are useful and important for keeping the public safe. Dude sounds like a legitimate menace

I wouldn't be surprised to see the government use this to push their anti-porn stance seeing as this guy was related to the industry in the past.

This guy sounds like a real jerk.