Man who tried to rape women caught after victim memorised number plate

Fake Uber driver who prowled streets for women to rape was caught after victim memorised his personalised number plate: Sex fiend kept Viagra, rubber gloves and balaclava in his car

• Graham Head, 66, was stopped after a victim memorised his number plate and alerted Brighton police

A fake taxi driver who was looking for young women to rape was stopped after a victim memorised part of his personalised number plate.

Head, 66, kept viagra, condoms, rubber gloves and a balaclava in his car as he hunted for vulnerable young women to kidnap in Brighton.

The predatory offender conned women into believing that he was an Uber driver and even distributed fake business cards to make it look like he worked for the company. 

Police found incapacitating spray and an extendable baton at his home and detectives believe there are more victims who have not yet come forward.

The sex fiend was arrested after a car chase through the seaside city after cameras picked up his the last three letters on his plate which had his initials. 

Head, 66, (pictured) kept viagra, condoms, rubber gloves and a balaclava in his car as he hunted for vulnerable young women to kidnap in Brighton

After a jury in Hove found him guilty of kidnapping, attempted rape and sexual assault, Head raged at the verdicts shouting: ‘I’m not guilty of anything.’

The sex fiend was arrested after a car chase through the seaside city after cameras picked up his the last three letters on his plate which had his initials

On November 18, a woman in her 20s reported waking up in a vehicle which she believed to be a taxi to find a man sexually assaulting her, she managed to escape after kicking Head in the groin.

On November 18, a woman in her 20s reported waking up in a vehicle which she believed to be a taxi to find a man sexually assaulting her. She managed to escape after kicking Head in the groin.

She called police at around 3 am and was able to remember three digits of his number plate on his silver Mercedes estate.

After a jury in Hove found him guilty of kidnapping, attempted rape and sexual assault, Head raged at the verdicts shouting: ‘I’m not guilty of anything.’

Head slammed his chair in the dock at Hove Trial Centre before he was taken down.

The court also heard about the police’s investigation of the attempted rape of a woman in Brighton in August 2022.

A woman in her late teens was dragged into bushes in the early hours of August 19.

Head attempted to rape her after giving her a lift from Brighton to the park. He fled when her phone rang, the jury heard.

Police found an extendable baton and incapacitating spray when they searched his home in Pevensey, East Sussex.

Sussex Police Detective Constable Elliott Lander said: ‘Graham Head is a predatory offender who gained the trust of these victims by posing as a taxi driver, only to take advantage of vulnerable women in the most abhorrent ways.

‘The items found in his car show the callous, pre-meditated nature of his crimes as he moved through Brighton and Hove looking for potential victims.

‘Thanks to the quick-thinking and bravery of these two women, we were quickly able to connect Head to both incidents and bring him to justice. I would like to thank them both for their support during this investigation.

‘Without them, this dangerous individual could still be at large.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police online or via 101, quoting Operation Cooper.

Head will be sentenced next month after HHJ Gold KC asked for a dangerousness assessment.

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