Newspapers call on Parole Board to say why it ruled that John Worboys could be freed
Two National newspapers are threatening legal action if the Parole Board refuses to make public its reasons for approving the release of a convicted rapist.
Former London taxi driver John Worboys, was convicted in 2009 of raping or sexually assaulting 12 women. However, police fear he may have had more than 100 victims.
The 60-year old used alcohol and drugs to incapacitate his victims between 2002 and 2008.
He told some women he had won money at a casino or lottery and offered them spiked champagne laced with sedatives in an invitation to celebrate with him.
He then pounced on the victims in the back of his black cab and many were left with little memory of their ordeals and could only recall falling asleep in the back of the vehicle before waking up at home.
In 2009, the former male stripper was convicted of 19 offences of drugging and sexually assaulting women and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. Worboys spent just under 10 years in custody, including a period on remand.
A three-member panel of the Parole Board decided at the end of last year Worboys could be released as he no longer presented a risk to the public.
Published: by Radio NewsHub