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John Worboys: Met Police reveals it dropped 19 women's allegations against serial rapist | John Worboys: Met Police reveals it dropped 19 women's allegations against serial rapist |
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A total of 19 further allegations against John Worboys were dropped and not investigated further, the Metropolitan police has announced. | A total of 19 further allegations against John Worboys were dropped and not investigated further, the Metropolitan police has announced. |
One complaint in particular was deemed to "not pass the evidential test" and was therefore not looked into in more detail. | |
The Metropolitan Police confirmed there is currently no live investigation into Worboys, who has been dubbed as the "black cab rapist". | |
In a statement, The Metropolitan Police said: "The Metropolitan Police Service worked closely with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) throughout the case of John Worboys. | |
"Liaison with the CPS continued post-trial, when the Met received allegations from a further 19 women. Each individual allegation was recorded and investigated. | |
"In June 2009 the CPS were notified of the additional complaints and they provided written advice in response. Each allegation was assessed by police against this advice and a decision was taken by police not to proceed. | |
"All 19 complainants were notified." | |
Worboys was found guilty of 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women passengers, in one case raping a woman, in 2009. | |
He is now set to be released prompting outrage from campaign groups who have described his sentence as "woefully short". | |
The Metropolitan Police said in 2010 that his alleged victims numbered 102 after more people had come forward following his trial and conviction. | |
The CPS said: "It would be unlikely that it would be in the public interest to prosecute Worboys in relation to allegations of sexual assault or administering a substance with intent, because of the maximum sentence available to the court." | The CPS said: "It would be unlikely that it would be in the public interest to prosecute Worboys in relation to allegations of sexual assault or administering a substance with intent, because of the maximum sentence available to the court." |
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