“Classic psychopath”Paedophile Rapist Joseph McCann is serving 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years in prison for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.
Convicted burglar Joseph McCann, 34, had been freed after a probation service error, two months before he embarked on a cocaine and vodka-fuelled rampage.
Over 15 days, he abducted, raped and assaulted victims aged between 11 and 71 in Watford, London and the North West.
He allegedly used a “support network” across the country to evade police, despite being identified as a suspect on the day of his first attack.
Joseph McCann, who had addresses in Aylesbury and Harrow, refused to attend his Ol
Old Bailey trial and hid under a prison blanket rather than give evidence.
It was claimed on his behalf that the women he was accused of molesting had consensual sex, but that was dismissed as “ludicrous” by victims.
The jury deliberated for five hours to find him guilty of 37 charges relating to 11 victims, including eight rapes, false imprisonment and kidnap.
Joseph McCann failed to attend his sentencing at the Old Bailey, citing a “bad back”.
In his absence, Mr Justice Edis handed him 33 life sentences with a minimum term of 30 years, saying Joseph McCann was a “classic psychopath”.
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