A man has been found to of chased a woman through the streets of Southwark and sexually assaulted her.
On Monday, February 10, William Gordon was found guilty of one count of sexual assault, four counts of assault by penetration and two counts of common assault by beating, following a six day trial at the Old Bailey.
A predator who chased and repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman on the streets of Walworth and then tried to get the News to take down CCTV footage of him, has been jailed for thirteen years.
William Gordon, 34, convicted of beating and sexually assaulted, approached his victim in a terrifying early morning attack in Larcom Street on August 6, 2019.
The Old Bailey heard how Gordon, of Elephant and Castle, followed his victim along Larcom Street as she walked in the direction of Charleston Street and sexually assaulted her for the first time.
The victim managed to get away – only for Gordon to chase her to nearby Cotham Street and sexually assault her again.
On August 6 2019 just after midnight, William Gordon followed the victim as she walked in Southwark along Larcom Street in the direction of Charleston Street, and sexually assaulted her for the first time.
The victim managed to get away, but Gordon chased her to Cotham Street where further sexual assaults took place in a residential area.
The court heard how throughout the attack the victim cried out and continued to try and escape from Gordon.
Her cries alerted people in nearby houses as to what was taking place and Gordon fled the scene when people came out to assist.
Detectives from the Met’s Central South Command Unit immediately launched an investigation.
Chillingly, enquiries revealed CCTV of the suspect following three other lone women on the same evening before this attack.
Due to their concern, detectives quickly decided to ask the public and media for help and released an appeal with CCTV and a still photo of the suspect.
As a result of this, officers also found that Gordon had followed a fourth woman a week prior to carrying out this attack. A number of calls were also received naming Gordon as the suspect.
While the media appeal was being circulated, one local newspaper reported to police that they had received phone calls from a man stating that he was the male in the images, but had been eliminated from enquiries and so his photo should be removed.
The phone that made these calls was later linked directly to Gordon.
He was arrested on Tuesday, 20 August 2019, but denied any involvement in the attack.
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