{"id":157913,"date":"2026-05-15T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/black-cab-rapist-refused-parole-after-board-assesses-risk-to-the-public\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:00:44","slug":"black-cab-rapist-refused-parole-after-board-assesses-risk-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/black-cab-rapist-refused-parole-after-board-assesses-risk-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Black cab rapist refused parole after board assesses &#8216;risk to the public&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_01dda3\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">John Worboys was a serial sex attacker who lured women to his cab before drugging them<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_01dda3\">Husna Anjum<\/strong> Senior Live News Reporter<\/span><span> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_01dda3\">George Lithgow<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">14:15, 14 May 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 14:19, 14 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32340082\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Worboys\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article32340082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_image-39.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article32340082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_image-39.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article32340082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_image-39.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article32340082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_image-39.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"John Worboys\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">John Worboys<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Black cab rapist John Worboys will remain behind bars as his parole was refused. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/john-worboys-release-prison-possible-33902868\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The Parole Board confirmed<\/a> the decision in a statement, sparking victim Carrie Johnson to say &#8220;women and girls across Britain are safer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Worboys is a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">serial sex attacker<\/a> who lured women into his cab late at night, falsely pretending to have won money and offering them an apparently celebratory drink which was drugged. His hearing was held behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mrs Johnson, the wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson, posted on X: \u201cIt has been a hugely anxious wait knowing that Worboys was up for parole again. The relief I feel knowing that he will remain behind bars is hard to put into words.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWomen and girls across Britain are safer as a result of this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Worboys was first jailed in 2009 for 19 sexual offences linked to attacks on 12 victims between October 2006 and February 2008 in London. He was given an indefinite sentence for public protection with a minimum term of eight years.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33946981\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33946981\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carrie Johnson to say &quot;women and girls across Britain are safer&quot;.\u00a0&#10;&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33946981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Carrie-Johnson-hospital-stay.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33946981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Carrie-Johnson-hospital-stay.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33946981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Carrie-Johnson-hospital-stay.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33946981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Carrie-Johnson-hospital-stay.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Carrie Johnson to say &quot;women and girls across Britain are safer&quot;\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Carrie Johnson to say &#8220;women and girls across Britain are safer&#8221;<cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In December 2017 a parole board panel decided he was ready for release, sparking a legal challenge by two of his victims that successfully got the decision overturned. Amid outrage over the battle, rules were then changed to allow some parole hearings to be held in public and permit better scrutiny of the processes used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The publicity around the case led further victims to come forward, and Worboys was charged with more crimes dating between 2000 and 2008, which he admitted. In 2019 he was given two life sentences with a minimum term of six years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the Parole Board said: &#8220;We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has refused the release of John Worboys following a paper review. The panel also refused to recommend a transfer to open prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community. The panel were not satisfied that he no longer posed a risk to the public, and accordingly did not direct his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims. Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Under current legislation he will be eligible for a further review in due course. 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