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| Cab driver guilty of sex attacks | Cab driver guilty of sex attacks |
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| A London taxi driver has been found guilty of 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 female passengers in the back of his cab. | A London taxi driver has been found guilty of 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 female passengers in the back of his cab. |
| John Worboys, of Rotherhithe, south-east London, gave them alcohol laced with sedatives after claiming he had won large amounts of money at casinos. | |
| He had denied 23 charges, committed between July 2007 and February 2008. | He had denied 23 charges, committed between July 2007 and February 2008. |
| The 51-year-old spent 18 months preying on women he picked up at night in the West End, Croydon Crown Court heard. | |
| You must be under no illusion that this case requires and will get a very substantial term of imprisonment Mr Justice Penry-Davey | |
| He was cleared on two counts of drugging women. | |
| Mr Justice Penry-Davey addressed the defendant, saying: "You have heard already that I do not intend to sentence you today. | |
| "I am putting the case back for a pre-sentencing report and also a psychiatric report. | |
| "You must be under no illusion that this case requires and will get a very substantial term of imprisonment." | |
| Worboys drove around looking for women who had already been drinking to offer heavily discounted, or even free, lifts home, the jury was told. | |
| He often claimed he lived in the same area as his victims and was concerned they would be approached by illegal minicab drivers. | |
| Investigation ordered | |
| He would explain how he had won money on the lottery or at a casino. Then he would show them a carrier bag full of cash before offering them a drink to celebrate. | |
| But these drinks were mixed with sedatives and his victims were unable to prevent him assaulting them, the court heard. | |
| Meanwhile an independent investigation has been ordered by the Metropolitan Police after it emerged Worboys was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in July 2007 but no further action was taken against him. | |
| He was held at the police station in Plumstead, south-east London, but released on bail. | He was held at the police station in Plumstead, south-east London, but released on bail. |
| In February 2008 he was arrested for a second time, which led to the charges on which he was convicted. | In February 2008 he was arrested for a second time, which led to the charges on which he was convicted. |