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| Cab driver's sex victims to sue | Cab driver's sex victims to sue |
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| Victims of a taxi driver who sexually assaulted five female passengers in London and raped one are preparing a legal claim for damages against him. | Victims of a taxi driver who sexually assaulted five female passengers in London and raped one are preparing a legal claim for damages against him. |
| Solicitors representing several women are preparing a civil claim against John Worboys, 51, from Rotherhithe, south-east London. | Solicitors representing several women are preparing a civil claim against John Worboys, 51, from Rotherhithe, south-east London. |
| The victims hope to receive thousands of pounds in compensation from his assets including his homes and savings. | |
| Worboys was jailed last month after he was convicted of attacking 12 women. | Worboys was jailed last month after he was convicted of attacking 12 women. |
| He assaulted them in the back of his cab after drugging them with spiked drinks. | He assaulted them in the back of his cab after drugging them with spiked drinks. |
| Unsolved attacks | Unsolved attacks |
| Solicitor Alison Ludwell, of Garton & Co in Leeds, a firm specialising in claiming compensation for sex attack victims, said: "There are several victims that have come forward already and I shall be taking a view with counsel's advice about how best to proceed." | Solicitor Alison Ludwell, of Garton & Co in Leeds, a firm specialising in claiming compensation for sex attack victims, said: "There are several victims that have come forward already and I shall be taking a view with counsel's advice about how best to proceed." |
| Ms Ludwell added Worboys' victims could also claim cash from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) but were reluctant because this is public money. | Ms Ludwell added Worboys' victims could also claim cash from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) but were reluctant because this is public money. |
| Detectives believe the taxi driver could be behind a further 73 unsolved attacks on women in London in the past few years. | Detectives believe the taxi driver could be behind a further 73 unsolved attacks on women in London in the past few years. |
| The trial judge has already given Worboys' victims proceeds from the sale of Worboys' £5,000 black cab and £3,680 in cash seized by police. | The trial judge has already given Worboys' victims proceeds from the sale of Worboys' £5,000 black cab and £3,680 in cash seized by police. |