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| Cabbie to face drug rape charges | Cabbie to face drug rape charges |
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| A taxi driver has been charged by police investigating a series of attacks on women in black cabs. | A taxi driver has been charged by police investigating a series of attacks on women in black cabs. |
| John Worboys, 50, of Sovereign Crescent in Rotherhithe, south-east London is charged with rape, sexual assault and administering a substance with intent. | John Worboys, 50, of Sovereign Crescent in Rotherhithe, south-east London is charged with rape, sexual assault and administering a substance with intent. |
| The charges follow an investigation into five attacks in which victims were picked up in a black cab near Oxford Street, Kings Road or London Bridge. | The charges follow an investigation into five attacks in which victims were picked up in a black cab near Oxford Street, Kings Road or London Bridge. |
| Mr Worboys will appear at Sutton Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. | |
| Following appeals, a further 30 women have come forward. | Following appeals, a further 30 women have come forward. |
| Many of the women said they had been entrapped by a cab driver who pretended to have won money, then gave them drugged champagne or wine before attacking them. | Many of the women said they had been entrapped by a cab driver who pretended to have won money, then gave them drugged champagne or wine before attacking them. |