This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/23/john-worboys-appears-in-court-charged-with-four-sex-offences
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| John Worboys appears in court charged with four sexual offences | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| John Worboys has appeared in court accused of drugging four women in an attempt to carry out sexual attacks. | |
| The former black-cab driver is said to have told his alleged victims he had won money gambling after picking them up in his taxi between 2000 and 2008 in London. | The former black-cab driver is said to have told his alleged victims he had won money gambling after picking them up in his taxi between 2000 and 2008 in London. |
| Prosecutors said he offered them alcoholic drinks, such as champagne, which were laced with a sedative. | Prosecutors said he offered them alcoholic drinks, such as champagne, which were laced with a sedative. |
| Worboys, 62, wearing a grey shirt and glasses, appeared at Westminster magistrates court by video link from Wakefield prison on Thursday. | Worboys, 62, wearing a grey shirt and glasses, appeared at Westminster magistrates court by video link from Wakefield prison on Thursday. |
| He gave his name as John Derek Radford before confirming his date of birth, his nationality as British and that he currently resides in HMP Wakefield. | He gave his name as John Derek Radford before confirming his date of birth, his nationality as British and that he currently resides in HMP Wakefield. |
| He sat listening intently to proceedings and making notes as the prosecutor Jonathan Polnay outlined the charges against Worboys. | He sat listening intently to proceedings and making notes as the prosecutor Jonathan Polnay outlined the charges against Worboys. |
| Worboys faces two counts of administering a stupefying or overpowering drug with intent to commit rape or indecent assault under the Offences Against the Person Act, and two of administering a substance with intent to commit a sexual offence under the Sexual Offences Act. | Worboys faces two counts of administering a stupefying or overpowering drug with intent to commit rape or indecent assault under the Offences Against the Person Act, and two of administering a substance with intent to commit a sexual offence under the Sexual Offences Act. |
| He did not indicate pleas to the charges, which relate to four women, none of whom can be identified for legal reasons, who made allegations to police in early 2018. | He did not indicate pleas to the charges, which relate to four women, none of whom can be identified for legal reasons, who made allegations to police in early 2018. |
| The first alleged victim was allegedly picked up in Worboys’s taxi after leaving a bar. | The first alleged victim was allegedly picked up in Worboys’s taxi after leaving a bar. |
| He is said to have told her he had won money on the horses and that he had been a stripper before offering her an alcoholic drink laced with drugs in a plastic cup. | He is said to have told her he had won money on the horses and that he had been a stripper before offering her an alcoholic drink laced with drugs in a plastic cup. |
| Worboys is said to have used similar tactics to drug the other women. | Worboys is said to have used similar tactics to drug the other women. |
| The judge Michael Snow sent the case to the Old Bailey, where Worboys is next expected to appear by video link on 20 June. | The judge Michael Snow sent the case to the Old Bailey, where Worboys is next expected to appear by video link on 20 June. |
| He told Worboys: “At that hearing, the judge will require you to enter your pleas of guilty or not guilty to those charges.” | He told Worboys: “At that hearing, the judge will require you to enter your pleas of guilty or not guilty to those charges.” |
| UK news | UK news |
| news | news |
| Share on Facebook | Share on Facebook |
| Share on Twitter | Share on Twitter |
| Share via Email | Share via Email |
| Share on LinkedIn | Share on LinkedIn |
| Share on Pinterest | Share on Pinterest |
| Share on WhatsApp | Share on WhatsApp |
| Share on Messenger | Share on Messenger |
| Reuse this content | Reuse this content |