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| Joseph McCann: Man embarked on 'series of depraved sex attacks' | Joseph McCann: Man embarked on 'series of depraved sex attacks' |
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| A man embarked on a series of "depraved" sex attacks on women and children, one as young as 11, a court has heard. | A man embarked on a series of "depraved" sex attacks on women and children, one as young as 11, a court has heard. |
| Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 alleged victims, including rapes, kidnap and false imprisonment, over two weeks in April and May. | Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 alleged victims, including rapes, kidnap and false imprisonment, over two weeks in April and May. |
| The Old Bailey heard the 34-year-old snatched two women off London streets and told one he would "never release her" as he raped her multiple times. | The Old Bailey heard the 34-year-old snatched two women off London streets and told one he would "never release her" as he raped her multiple times. |
| Mr McCann of Harrow denies the charges. | Mr McCann of Harrow denies the charges. |
| The jury was told the defendant's "spree of sex attacks" started in Watford before continuing in London, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. | The jury was told the defendant's "spree of sex attacks" started in Watford before continuing in London, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. |
| One 21-year-old woman was grabbed at knifepoint and bundled into a car as she walked home from a Watford nightclub on 21 April. | |
| Prosecutor John Price QC said she was released later that morning in a "state of great distress". | Prosecutor John Price QC said she was released later that morning in a "state of great distress". |
| 'Rape a child' | 'Rape a child' |
| A 25-year-old woman was abducted as she walked home in Walthamstow, east London, just after midnight on 25 April. | A 25-year-old woman was abducted as she walked home in Walthamstow, east London, just after midnight on 25 April. |
| Mr Price said the defendant told her "to stop screaming or he would stab her" then dragged her into a car "and drove off". | Mr Price said the defendant told her "to stop screaming or he would stab her" then dragged her into a car "and drove off". |
| The court heard the woman was raped "many times" by Mr McCann in various locations over the next 14 hours and subjected to acts of "shocking depravity and violence". | The court heard the woman was raped "many times" by Mr McCann in various locations over the next 14 hours and subjected to acts of "shocking depravity and violence". |
| "He made her call him 'daddy' and say that she was a child. At one point the man parked the car near to a school, saying that he wanted to make her rape a child," Mr Price said. | "He made her call him 'daddy' and say that she was a child. At one point the man parked the car near to a school, saying that he wanted to make her rape a child," Mr Price said. |
| Later the same day, and while still holding the woman prisoner, the defendant abducted a 21-year-old woman in Edgware, north London, as she walked along the street with her sister, the court heard. | Later the same day, and while still holding the woman prisoner, the defendant abducted a 21-year-old woman in Edgware, north London, as she walked along the street with her sister, the court heard. |
| CCTV of the woman being bundled into a silver people carrier just after midday was played to the jury. | CCTV of the woman being bundled into a silver people carrier just after midday was played to the jury. |
| Mr Price said she "suffered a similar fate" to the 25-year-old woman before the pair managed to escape while in Watford where Mr McCann had booked a hotel room for two nights. | Mr Price said she "suffered a similar fate" to the 25-year-old woman before the pair managed to escape while in Watford where Mr McCann had booked a hotel room for two nights. |
| He told the jury they would have come to "further harm" but one of the women hit their captor over the head with a vodka bottle and some builders "bravely" intervened to prevent them being recaptured. | He told the jury they would have come to "further harm" but one of the women hit their captor over the head with a vodka bottle and some builders "bravely" intervened to prevent them being recaptured. |
| Pensioner abducted | Pensioner abducted |
| The attacks resumed 10 days later in the North West of England where, over 12 hours on 5 May, three women, three young girls and a boy of 11 were assaulted, the Old Bailey heard. | The attacks resumed 10 days later in the North West of England where, over 12 hours on 5 May, three women, three young girls and a boy of 11 were assaulted, the Old Bailey heard. |
| Mr McCann allegedly conned his way into a mother's Greater Manchester home where he tied her to the bed and raped her 17-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son. | Mr McCann allegedly conned his way into a mother's Greater Manchester home where he tied her to the bed and raped her 17-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son. |
| The court heard he then abducted a 71-year-old woman who was in her car at a Morrisons car park. | The court heard he then abducted a 71-year-old woman who was in her car at a Morrisons car park. |
| He raped her and also sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl before both managed to escape at Knutsford Service Station on the M6, the court heard. | He raped her and also sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl before both managed to escape at Knutsford Service Station on the M6, the court heard. |
| The 34-year-old is accused of then snatching two 14-year-old girls in Cheshire. | The 34-year-old is accused of then snatching two 14-year-old girls in Cheshire. |
| Mr McCann, who was not in court, is charged with: | Mr McCann, who was not in court, is charged with: |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |