John Worboys

John Worboys
Born
John Worboys

June 1957 (age 67)
Enfield
Other namesJohn Derek Radford
Black Cab Rapist
Occupation(s)Stripper, taxi driver, porn film actor
Criminal penalty
  • Life imprisonment, minimum term 8 years (2009)
  • Life imprisonment, minimum term 6 years (2019)
Details
Span of crimes
2000–2008
Date apprehended
2009

John Derek Radford[1][2] (born John Worboys, June 1957) is a British convicted serial sex offender, known as the Black Cab Rapist.[3] Worboys was convicted in 2009 for attacks on 12 women, committed between 2007 and 2008.[4] In 2019, he was convicted for attacks on four more women, the earliest of which took place in 2000.[5] Police say he may have had more than 100 victims.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Worboys admits sex drug attacks". BBC News. 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ Bowcott, Owen (28 March 2018). "High court overturns decision to release John Worboys". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ Dodd, Vikram (26 October 2010). "'Black cab rapist' could have attacked over 100 women". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Cab driver guilty of sex attacks". BBC News. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  5. ^ Murphy, Simon (17 December 2019). "John Worboys given two more life sentences for additional attacks". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ Laville, Sandra (14 March 2009). "Taxi rapist may have attacked more than 100". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  7. ^ Fresco, Adam (14 March 2009). "Revealed: Taxi driver rapist John Worboys is Britain's most prolific sex attacker". The Times. London. Retrieved 4 January 2018. (subscription required)