A man has been convicted of a series of sexual assaults around Camberwell and Ruskin Park just days after his arrest.
Chai Thomas Manners, 28, (11/05/94) of Basingdon Way, Camberwell, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday, July 7), where he pleaded guilty to several charges.
He admitted to eight counts of sexual assault by touching on Tuesday, July 5, but also three counts of the same offence carried out on Wednesday, April 27.
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He also pleaded guilty to one count of cannabis production.
On Tuesday, July 5 police received eight reports of a man harassing and sexually assaulting women around Camberwell and Ruskin Park.
The first incident was reported in the morning and as more calls came in, police say they “quickly linked the incidents”.
Uniformed officers and detectives were deployed to the area. As a result of the investigation, a suspect was identified and arrested later the same day.
Once investigators had the suspect in custody, they were able to link him to three other sexual assaults committed in the Champion Hill area on Wednesday, 27 April.
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Superintendent Dan Ivey, from the local policing team in Southwark, said: “Our officers launched a fast-moving and thorough investigation meaning a dangerous offender has been taken off the streets and will no longer pose a risk to the community.
“We recognise how much work we have to do to regain trust and confidence of women. Across the Met, we are committed to doing all we can to make London a safer place for women and girls and I hope this case demonstrates that we take such allegations extremely seriously.
“I would like to pay tribute to the bravery of the women who came forward to assist our investigation at what would have been a very distressing time for them.”
A sentencing date is yet to be established.