A survivor of serial rapist John Worboys has alleged that his predatory activities extended far beyond London to include Bournemouth and Blackpool. These claims emerge as the 68-year-old Worboys was denied parole last month, following his conviction for attacking 16 women over an eight-year period.

The Bournemouth and Blackpool Claims

While public and media attention has largely focused on John Worboys' use of a licensed London black cab to target victims, a survivor named Sarah claims the predator "widened the net" of his offending. Speaking on the Daily Mail's Deep Dive podcast, Sarah noted that reports have surfaced from women assaulted in Blackpool, where Worboys once worked, and Bournemouth, where he owned a property.

This geographic expansion is a central theme for survivors who believe the official record of Worboys' crimes is incomplete . Sarah's warnings coincide with the release of the ITV drama Believe Me, which is based on the case. By highlighting these non-London locations, survivors hope to prompt women who may have been targeted outside the capital to come forward and contact the police.

The 90 Women and the 1986 Fantasies

The scale of John Worboys' predation may be significantly larger than his convictions suggest.. According to the Daily Mail, Worboys admitted to a prison psychologist during his 2019 trial at the Old Bailey that he had plied approximately 90 women with alcohol and drugged about a quarter of them .

Furthermore, the report says that Worboys confessed to the same psychologist that he had harboured fantasies about these specific crimes as early as 1986. This admission suggests a predatory mindset that existed 14 years before his first convicted offence, indicating a much longer window of potential victimization than the 2000-2008 period for which he was primarily sentenced.

The 2018 Parole Scare and the Recent Denial

The legal battle to keep John Worboys imprisoned has been fraught with tension, particularly following a 2018 private Parole Board hearing that initially approved his release after only a decade in prison. This decision was fought tirelessly by survivors, including Sarah and Carrie Johnson, the wife of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson,who waived her anonymity to ensure the predator remained incarcerated.

The efforts of these survivors proved successful, and as reported by the source, Worboys was again refused parole last month. The continued opposition from victims remains a critical component of the legal strategy to prevent the 68-year-old from returning to society, as more evidence of his crimes continues to surface.

The Thousands of Unrecorded Cases Carrie Johnson Fears

There remains a significant gap between the number of women who reported John Worboys to the police and those who were actually prosecuted. While the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) selected only 12 cases for the 2009 prosecution, many other women saw their reports dropped or ignored. Carrie Johnson told the Deep Dive podcast that she believes the actual number of targeted women could run into the thousands.

A critical open question remains regarding how many victims were turned away by authorities during the initial investigation. carrie Johnson cited an instance where a woman messaging her on Instagram claimed she was told by police that they already had enough evidence,leading them to not record her case.. This suggests a systemic failure to document the full scope of Worboys' activity, leaving an unknown number of survivors without official recognition or legal recourse.