John Worboys
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John Derek Radford (born John Worboys, June 1957) is a British convicted serial sex offender, known as the Black Cab Rapist. Worboys was convicted in 2009 for attacks on 12 women, committed between 2007 and 2008. In 2019, he was convicted for attacks on four more women, the earliest of which took place in 2000. Police say he may have had more than 100 victims.
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Born
John Worboys June 1957 (age 68) Enfield
Other names
John Derek Radford Black Cab Rapist
Occupations
Stripper, taxi driver, porn film actor
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment, minimum term 8 years (2009) Life imprisonment, minimum term 6 years (2019)
Span of crimes
2000–2008
Date apprehended
2009
References
- "Worboys admits sex drug attacks"https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48702572
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/28/parole-board-must-reconsider-decision-to-release-john-worboys
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/oct/26/black-cab-rapist-victims
- "Cab driver guilty of sex attacks"https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7931975.stm
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/17/john-worboys-jailed-for-life-over-attacks-on-four-more-victims
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/14/taxi-rapist-worboys
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/revealed-taxi-driver-rapist-john-worboys-is-britains-most-prolific-sex-attacker-0l3zjrpzns2
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4985786/Black-cab-rapist-John-Worboys-Profile-of-Jekyll-and-Hyde-character.html
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4989426/Ex-wife-of-rapist-cab-driver-John-Worboys-tells-how-he-spied-on-her-daughters.html
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/14/taxi-rapist-sordid-life
- Dorset Echohttp://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8477659.John_Warboys___more_rape_victims_may_be_in_Dorset/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/14/taxi-rapist-women-evidence
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/13/sex-attack-cab-driver-guilty
- "Timeline: Sex crimes of taxi driver"https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7921926.stm
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/24/john-worboys-victims-sentence-equivalent-life
- Entertainment Dailyhttps://www.entertainmentdaily.com/true-crime/black-cab-rapist-john-worboys-victims/
- Real Crime: The Black Cab Rapist Part 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma9cPcxqh60
- Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2010/jan/20/rape-police
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/14/taxi-rapist-missed-clues
- Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4985982/Black-cab-rapist-John-Worboys-Documents-gave-chilling-insight-into-victims-ordeals.html