Posted on the 21st May 2026 in PHTM News

JOHN WORBOYS COULD HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 VICTIMS SAYS CARRIE JOHNSON

Carrie Johnson, the wife of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has warned that the number of victims targeted by black-cab rapist John Worboys could be "up to 1,000, if not more."

Johnson, who was a 19-year-old university student when she encountered Worboys in 2007, helped bring the serial sex attacker to justice. She revealed that news of the Parole Board recently refusing Worboys release brought a "huge relief" to many survivors.

The board stated that he "continues to represent a high risk of committing further serious sexual offences against women."

Worboys is currently serving a life sentence for drugging and assaulting women in his taxi. His routine involved pretending he had won money and offering his passengers spiked drinks.

He was first convicted in 2009 for offences against 12 women, but received a life sentence in 2019 after more victims came forward regarding older crimes spanning from 2000 to 2008.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Johnson highlighted how long Worboys operated. "The truth is that his crimes span from, what we know, from 2000 up to when he was convicted in 2009. And he was a cab driver for that duration, out potentially every night in his cab, so there could be up to 1,000, if not more than that," she said.

Johnson explained that a recent ITV dramatisation of the case has prompted even more women to contact her, believing they were also targeted.

She urged others to come forward, noting that many women might not have realised they were drugged at the time. "I think there’ll be women who, like me, were drugged, who might not realise they were drugged, who just thought: ‘God, maybe that last drink didn’t sit well with me.’"

Sharing her own ordeal, Johnson recalled waiting for a night bus in Chelsea when Worboys offered her a £5 ride. Inside the cab, he offered her champagne to celebrate a casino win. "Thankfully though – and my goodness, I am thankful – I didn’t drink it," she previously wrote. Instead, she secretly poured the drink onto the floor.

Worboys later stopped in a dark area by Putney Common, climbed into the back seat, and forced her to drink a shot of vodka.

After she told him her mother was waiting for her, he dropped her off and gave her his phone number. Once inside her house, Johnson passed out fully clothed in an empty bathtub.

She later identified Worboys in a police lineup and handed over his phone number, which helped secure his conviction.

Worboys is expected to be considered for parole again in about two years.


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