Joseph McCann guilty of horrific rapes after being let out of jail by mistake

Calls for inquiry as jury returns guilty verdicts on serial rapist and kidnapper, who went on fortnight-long rampage in April and MayThe Joseph McCann case: the error and its implicationsA man convicted of a horrific series of rapes and kidnaps against women and children earlier this year was free to commit his crimes after authorities failed to realise he should have been in jail for a previous violent offence.Joseph McCann, 34, was found guilty on Friday afternoon at the Old Bailey on 37 counts relating to 11 women and children and could face a life sentence. He attacked his victims, ranging from an 11-year-old boy to a 71-year-old woman, during a fortnight-long rampage that stretched from London to Cheshire. Continue reading…
Via: Joseph McCann guilty of horrific rapes after being let out of jail by mistake