Black Cab Driver Jailed For Sexual Assaults

A black cab driver has been jailed for 10 years after he admitted sexually assaulting young women as he drove them home from nights out.

David Perry – a taxi driver with 25 years' experience – pleaded guilty to the attempted rape of one victim as she slept in the back of his cab.

In the January 2013 attack, he climbed into the passenger compartment and removed her clothes.

During another incident in May 2014, he preyed upon a heavily drunk woman who was in her 20s.

According to Judge John Lafferty, both victims suffered "serious psychological harm" because of the abuse.

Perry will also be placed on licence for five years once his jail term concludes.

Scotland Yard believes more women may have been assaulted by the 52-year-old during his career, and are urging potential victims to contact the police.

When Perry was arrested, he told officers that he had been "worried about what he might do" because his hormone levels had increased following the breakdown of a relationship.

Prosecutor Peter Clement told Snaresbrook Crown Court: "Both victims had been out with friends, both had been drinking and both were at the relevant time highly intoxicated.

"They were, by virtue of their drunkenness, particularly vulnerable. Their incapacity made them no less deserving than anyone else of being safe.

"Whilst each was asleep in what should have been the relative safety of his black cab, he stopped, got into the back of his cab and stripped and sexually assaulted each victim while they slept or were semi-conscious."