DM: One of the country’s most infamous rapists is set to be released from prison.
John Worboys, known as the ‘black cab rapist’, was jailed for raping and sexually assaulting 12 passengers in 2009.
He was accused of carrying out sexual assaults on more than a hundred women after spiking their drinks.
The Parole Board recommended Worboys’ release without contacting any of his victims.
The decision has provoked outrage among campaigners against sexual violence.
Karen Ingala Smith, chief executive of women’s sexual and domestic violence charity, Nia, said: ‘The police believe that Worboys may have raped more than 100 women, others think this is a conservative estimate.
‘He’s served nine years and nine months, that’s just over a month per rape victim. How can we say justice has been served?
‘On top of this, according to the CPS, the proportion of rape reports ending in a conviction has more than halved over the last seven years.
‘Whilst this in part reflects increased reporting, it seems to me that the law is failing to deliver justice to too many women victims of sexual violence.
‘The rehabilitation of offenders is as important principle, but the law should function to protect liberties and rights of the population and should act as a deterrent. Read more
It’s more than obvious that the parole board members have not been personally raped, nor have any of their immediate family members. Leniency always flows freely from those that are least harmed.
I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about.
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Maybe someone can tell Hillary he called her a nasty name.
Then he can start singing “Double shot of my baby’s love”….
HIS MO TELLS TIPSY FEMALE FARES HE WON LOTTERY , GIVES THEM A SPIKED GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE ,TAKES THEM TO THEIR HOME , TAKES THEM INSIDE ,UNDRESSED THEM PUT THEM IN BED RAPES OR SEX ATTACKS THEM , THEN LEAVES , THEY COME ROUND KNOWING SOMETHING WASN`T RIGHT , REPORT TO POLICE ,POLICE DO NOTHING , THOUGHT TO BE 400 VICTIMS , HE WILL BE FREE NEXT WEEK ! WATCH THIS SPACE [ RD UK ]