CHRISTION WRIGHT JAILED FOR SEXUAL ATTACKS IN LONDON
A masked sex attacker who targeted two women alone in London was identified thanks to a Boris bike he used to flee the scene.Christion Wright, 28, first assaulted a paramedic at around midnight on 29 January last year in St James's Park, dragging her into the bushes during a terrifying ordeal.
Three days later, he molested a 19-year-old woman on a train between Waterloo East and Greenhithe in Kent, after pulling down his trousers in front of her.
Detectives revealed how they tracked him down.
CCTV footage showed him riding away from the scene of the first attack and eventually docking a Santander bike at Lower Marsh on London's Southbank.
Wright was linked to the train assault through DNA evidence.
Prosecutor Catherine Milsom told Southwark Crown Court that the first victim, a healthcare worker, had finished her shift and was walking near Buckingham Palace when she noticed a man nearby wearing a face mask and hoodie.
Sensing suspicion, she changed her route but then saw Wright hiding behind trees and following her.
Concerned he intended to rob her, she offered her mobile phone, but he refused and said, 'I just want to f**k you.' Wright then dragged her into bushes where he sexually assaulted her.
The victim fought back by biting his hand, and he escaped on a Santander hire bike.
Three days later, Wright approached the second victim on a train.
She described how he stood behind her while she was watching videos on her phone, then, when she prepared to disembark, discovered him with his trousers down, exposing himself.
Wright, of Southwark, admitted to two counts of sexual assault relating to the first victim, as well as sexual assault and exposure during the train incident.
He was sentenced last month to three years and eight months in prison and was ordered to register as a sex offender for life.
Judge Andrew Goymer remarked on the gravity of the offences, saying, "It is sufficient to say he followed the victim into St James’s Park, she was subjected to considerable force and feared she would be raped.
Both are very unpleasant assaults and very distressing to the victims, and nobody suggests anything less than a sentence of substantial imprisonment." Detective Constable Henh Ban Song stated, "My colleagues and I are using all legitimate methods at our disposal to identify and convict those who commit crimes against women in the capital.
In this case, Met officers based at Charing Cross police station utilized CCTV, financial investigation, and DNA analysis to apprehend Wright.
Women and girls in London are safer because of our dedication and hard work." He also urged any other potential victims to come forward, saying, "In my view, Wright’s offending may have escalated rapidly if he had not been caught soon after the attack in St James’s Park."
