Footage shows moments before and after predator assaulted lone woman in hotel room

A predator who sexually assaulted lone women in hotel rooms has been jailed.

Hugo Delgado, 22 was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for crimes including assault by penetration, sexual assault and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.

He will spend a further four years on licence and will remain on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.

Wood Green Crown Court heard how on 6 October 2019 at a hotel in Shoreditch, Delgado approached a lone woman and claimed the room she was entering was actually his.

The woman, aged in her 50s, showed him her key card and told him to discuss the issue with reception.

Delgado then told reception staff he was the woman's husband and that he'd left his key in the room. They gave him a key card which he used to enter the room when he returned to the hotel just over four hours later at around 3am.

Sometime after 5am the woman was awoken by a naked Delgado, after he had sexually assaulted her. When she screamed he put his clothes on and fled.

The victim reported the incident to police who launched an investigation and found that the month before Delgado had assaulted another woman in a hotel room.

The victim, aged in her 20s, had been on a night out with friends in Shoreditch was approached in the street by Delgado. The next memory she had was waking up in a hotel room and while Delgado performed a sexual act. She had also been sexually assaulted.

The incident was reported to police and when officers went to the hotel they found Delgado in the room and arrested him.

Enquiries revealed that earlier the same night, Delgado, of Woodford Green, had tried to obtain key cards for two rooms at the hotel where the assault took place. He gave the wrong name for one of the rooms and the other wasn't occupied.

In December 2019, officers from the Met’s Visual Images Identification and Detections Office (VIIDO) identified Delgado as the suspect from footage taken in the lift area of the first hotel, which has now been released.

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One of the victims said in an impact statement to the court:

“He will go to prison but prison is a place like any other for someone with no ethics, values, ambitions or goals. Meanwhile, I am left with hours and hours of therapy, police phone calls, reminders of a trauma I hope will not follow me for the rest of my life and a challenge to find myself again and pick up from where I left off, despite what I'm still going through.

“I still don’t know what happened to me and I’m not sure I want the police to tell me. All I need to know is that no one deserves this - no matter who they are, where they are and the state they are in. I’ve always been incredibly careful with whom I give my body. It had to be an act of love because otherwise, it went against my values and principles.

"Being raped smashed these principles, along with everything I was built on."

Detective Constable Rob Johnston, the investigating officer from Sapphire Investigations, said Delgado may have assaulted other women and encouraged any victims to come forward. He said: “It is undeniable that a very dangerous man has been taken off the streets.

“I commend both of the victims for their courage and commitment in supporting the case. Without their support Delgado may have put further women at risk.

"There is no doubt it is difficult for victims to report these offences and recount their experiences. We have specially trained officers dedicated to providing ongoing support, care and guidance. I’m satisfied with the outcome of the trial but I fully appreciate that these incidents may have lifelong effects on the victims.

“I would encourage any further victims who have been assaulted but not reported the incident to come forward.”

While on remand awaiting trial, Delgado was charged with one count of exposure which was committed against a female prison officer. He pleaded guilty to this offence on the same day he was convicted in relation to the incidents detailed above.

Anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault or rape or who has information about an offender, can contact police on 101 or, in an emergency, 999.

There are specially trained officers who will listen and investigate where needed.

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