The John Worboys Case and the Controversial Rough Sex Defense
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What is John Worboys known for?

  • Being a convicted drug dealer
  • Being a convicted sex offender (correct)
  • Being a convicted murderer
  • Being a convicted thief
  • How many women did John Worboys attack according to the police?

  • 50
  • 100 (correct)
  • 200
  • 10
  • What was John Worboys' modus operandi?

  • Breaking into houses and stealing valuables
  • Picking up female fares and raping them (correct)
  • Selling drugs
  • Robbing banks
  • What was John Worboys' sentence?

    <p>Indeterminate sentence requiring at least 8 years served</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the parole board do in 2018?

    <p>Approved John Worboys' release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is actual bodily harm?

    <p>Any injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the UK government do in 2021?

    <p>Changed the law to ban the rough sex defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • John Worboys is a convicted sex offender known as the black cab rapist.
    • He was convicted in 2009 for attacks on 12 women, but police believed he attacked over 100.
    • His modus operandi was to pick up female fares late at night in central London, give them sleeping drugs laced champagne, and then rape and sexually assault them.
    • He was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence requiring at least 8 years served.
    • The parole board approved his release in 2018, but he was later sentenced to 2 additional life sentences for attacks on 4 more women.
    • The rough sex defense is a defense used by some accused of murdering a sexual partner.
    • Campaign group We Can't Consent to This identified that 60 police suspects or defendants in the UK used the rough sex defense.
    • In 2021, the UK government changed the law to ban the rough sex defense.
    • The parole board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to determine if they can be safely released into the community.
    • Actual bodily harm is defined as any injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim.

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    Test your knowledge of the John Worboys case and the controversial "rough sex defense" with our quiz! Learn about the modus operandi of the black cab rapist, the legal proceedings surrounding his conviction and release, and the campaign to ban the rough sex defense. Discover the role of the parole board in determining prisoner release and the legal definition of actual bodily harm. Put your knowledge to the test and see how much you know about these important issues in criminal justice.

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