SHAME SHAME
A taxi driver sexually assaulted a Bristol uni- versity student in his cab - which led to his conviction for the grooming of under- age girls.
BRISTOL DRIVER JAILED AFTER TAXI SEX ATTACK AND GROOMING games.
Easton Williams, 72, invited his drunk vic- tim into the front seat on the way back from a club before ripping her tights in an attempt to touch her. Earlier this year Williams, 72, from Bris- tol, faced 22 charges relating to the groom- ing of girls from the age of ten between 1992 and 2002, but the trail collapsed over allegations of collusion between witnesses. But he was hauled before a judge for a
second time after police took into account his more recent attack on the student returning from Oceana night club. On this occasion, Williams pleaded guilty to 20 offences and was jailed for six and a half years at Bristol Crown Court. Judge Carol Hagen tied together his “opportunist” attack in his cab with his grooming which “per- manently damaged” the lives of his younger victims. The Bristol Post reports that Williams pleaded guilty to 17 counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency
Easton Williams
between 1992 and 2002 as well as the sexual assault in 2011. The court heard how Williams befriended four young girls by of- fering them money and grooming them until they would agree to play drinking
STUDENT SCARED AFTER SEX ATTACK IN NOTTINGHAM TAXI
A student has revealed how an hor- rific sex attack by a cabbie changed her life and has appealed to the public to help catch the man respon- sible.
The Nottingham Post reports that the 20- year-old victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said the attack, which hap- pened in Lenton when she was 19, affected her work and home life and had left her con- stantly looking over her shoulder.
She said: “I’ve not got into a taxi since it hap- pened and I don’t think I ever will again. “I stopped going out after it happened and it took me a long time before I had the confi- dence to go out again with my friends.” The assault happened just before midnight on Monday, February 11, when the victim was making her way home in the back of a dark green London-
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style hackney taxi. She was driven to the junction of Trinity Avenue with Albert Road, just off Lenton Boulevard, where the taxi driver stopped the vehicle, got into the back of the taxi and forced the woman to carry out a sex act. She was able to force her way out of the taxi before she was found in a distressed state by a member of the public.
She added: “I would have described myself as a confident person before the attack but now I feel scared a lot of the time and I’m not really comfortable walking on my own or being alone.
“It really changed my perspective of Notting- ham. I put my trust in someone and they abused that in the worst posible way.” The wanted man is described as Asian, aged around 40, 5ft 6ins tall with a big stomach.
He was bald with closely shaved or cropped hair all over and was wearing a dark jacket or hooded top with a silver zip. Detective Constable Jon Kerry said: “The attack has left this young woman badly shaken and fright- ened. No one should have to spend their life in fear so I am urging anyone with any infor- mation to come forward. “We would ask anyone who knows who this man is to contact us. We have ways of easi- ly eliminating people from our inquiry if you have concerns about it being someone you know.”
Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £2,000 for informa- tion which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person respon- sible.
Anyone who can help can contact Crime- stoppers on 0800 555111.
“The children say the defendant acted in a sexually inappropriate manner,” said prose- cutor Donald Tait. “He would regularly say he would ‘break them in’.” He added that one vic- tim, aged 14 or 15 at the time, described the defendant as being “generous with money - it was money for nothing at first but as time progressed he would expect some- thing in return”. Another 15-year-old victim recalled the defendant playing games with the group of youngsters. Mr Tait said: “After ply- ing them with alcohol and cannabis he
would involve them in competitions of who could drink and smoke the most, for obvious reasons.” As the girls grew older Williams attempted to keep a lid on the sexu- al encounters by paying his victims off. The court heard that relationships devel- oped where the girls would end up black- mailing him.
Williams’ final victim was a regular cus- tomer in his cab whom he picked up on a night out at city centre club Oceana.
In court, he pleaded guilty to assaulting her in January 2011. After consulting with her boyfriend, the 22-
year-old victim finally reported the incident later that year and the delay allowed Wil- liams’ first trial to go ahead without the charges.
Laurie-Anne Power, defending, said Wil- liams should be given credit for finally plead- ing guilty - something that would bring clo- sure to the case for the long-suffering victims. In sentencing, Judge Hagen said that Williams had corrupt- ed the young girls he assaulted and “de- stroyed their child- hood and adoles- cence”.
She added: “What you did permanently dam- aged their lives.”
BRIGHTON AND HOVE DRIVER JAILED FOR SPEED CAMERA LIES
A Brighton and Hove taxi driver has been jailed for lying about who was driving his car when it was seen speeding.
Samih Salib, 34, from Peacehaven, was licensed as a taxi driv- er by Brighton and Hove City Council when he was repeat- edly caught by a speed camera. But he ignored notices sent to his home, Sussex Police said. And when he was handed them by an officer he claimed to have sold his car and created a fictitious person to blame the offences on. He then claimed his wife had been driving. Salib was convicted of perverting the course of justice at Lewes Crown Court in November.
He was jailed for six months, banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay an £80 victim surcharge. Sussex Police said: “CID officers are
investigating motorists who have been sent tickets after being caught breaking the speed limit but have then spun a story to try to hide their guilt. So far seven drivers in Sussex have been convicted of pervert- ing the course of justice while a string of others are being investigated.
“The partnership works by camera inquiry officers from Sussex Safer Roads Partnership putting together files on driv- ers who they believe could be lying to avoid speeding fines and points on their licences.
“The files are then passed to detectives who question the sus- pects and charge them if there is enough evi- dence that they are deliberately lying.” Inspector Chris Collins, from the cen- tral ticket and summons unit, told the Brighton and Hove
News: “We believe these drivers are just the tip of the iceberg and that many more motorists have lied about speeding and got away with it. “We do not take the decision to prosecute drivers lightly and this is not about targeting motorists or pursuing people who have made genuine mis- takes in their paperwork. Each and every one of the driv- ers we have caught deliberately lied about what they had done to try to get away with it.” Det Insp Gavin Patch said: “If you think you can get away with speeding by giving us false details or making up a story, think again. Our staff are experts at spotting lies on forms and will find you out. “Being convicted of perverting the course of justice will cost you more than being caught speeding and could even see you jailed.”
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