15 June 2023 , 12:41
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A "vile" predator followed four different women home from bars in London and raped them over the course of two years, a court has heard.
Clement Omoregbee, 37, targeted the victims when they were returning home after visiting bars in the Shoreditch area between February 2019 and December 2020.
The victims did not know each other but when speaking to officers about what happened, they reported a similar set of events, the Metropolitan Police said.
Omoregbee, of Charlton Lane, Greenwich, was found guilty following a five-week trial at Wood Green Crown Court yesterday. He will be sentenced on September 29.
Metropolitan Police detectives investigating one of the incidents linked Omoregbee to two other rapes after obtaining DNA matches.
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Following a manhunt by officers from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, Omoregbee was arrested near his home address on April 21, 2021.
He denied the rapes during his police interviews and was charged on April 23, 2021.
Police then identified another victim by investigating Omoregbee's behaviour but he refused to be interviewed and was further charged with a fourth count of rape in December 2021.
Before the trial, Omoregbee pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud and theft for stealing the victim-survivors' phones, jewellery and bank cards and making purchases after he had carried out the rapes.
Detective Constable Steve Halfhide from the Complex Investigation Team said: "Clement Omoregbee is a vile predator who targeted lone women in the night time economy. He has no place in society and is a danger to women. Omoregbee's violent and disturbing actions have had life-changing impacts on the women he attacked.
"The victim-survivors have been incredibly strong throughout this lengthy process. I am pleased they have today seen justice. It was important to them all to help protect women of London from any further attacks by this man.
"All of the victim-survivors suffered extreme memory loss which was not attributed to by any other factors. It was accepted by both prosecution and defence during the trial that there was a possibility it could be indicative of GHB/GBL being administered to them.
"The investigation teams' commitment to this case has been incredible, they have all worked incredibly hard and have really been behind this case from the beginning putting in hours and hours of work and overcoming many challenges.
"I would urge anyone who has been a victim of rape or sexual assault to come forward and report what happened to police. We will support you and take you seriously."