Thread: Arrest in serial sex attack probe

Police released an e-fit of the attacker last year

A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with more than 100 attacks and rapes on the elderly across south-east London. Officers have long believed one person, dubbed the "night stalker", was responsible for a string of burglaries and sex offences dating back to 1990.
The attacks have taken place in areas including Dulwich, Orpington, Norwood, Downham, Lee, West Wickham and Bickley.
Detectives described the arrest of the man early on Sunday as "significant".
Horrific injuries
Police launched Operation Minstead to track the attacker down in the late 1990s and the investigation covers 108 offences.
Although the vast majority of the victims have been women they also include 10 elderly men, one of whom suffered a sexual attack.
Police say the attacker has raped four victims, one suffering horrific injuries and almost dying in surgery.
Telephone lines and fuse boxes are often disabled before the homes of vulnerable people are broken into. Some of the victims were raped and sexually assaulted.
Earlier this month, the Met Police revealed more than 2,000 DNA samples had been obtained from suspects as part of the 12-year inquiry at a cost of £102,700.
Operation Minstead involves a 29-strong team based at Lewisham police station investigating sex attacks on men and women aged between 68 and 93.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We can confirm a 52-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning in a pre-planned operation. He is currently in custody at a London police station."

Hope I look that good at 52

If it's him, then it's very good he now is behind bars. And well done to the Police.

I hope they have the right man and I hope he gets 20 years of besting from the other cons inside

Yeah, I recall news reports of these attacks. A bona fide psychopath. He needs locking up for the rest of his life. No release, ever.

One of his rape victims was actually an old man. That's how fcuked up this perv is. He'll more than likely plead guilty on the grounds of being 'not of sound mind' and get a cushy life in a secure mental hospital. What a travesty.