Simon Levy, 40, was handed a whole-life term after his offending spiralled from sexual assaults on the Tube to murdering two women and raping another
A foster carer who committed heinous abuse, a double murderer and a pop band frontman turned rapist are among seven of London’s most vile sex offenders jailed in 2026.
Ross Davidson, 38, performed as a singer for Spandau Ballet and starred in Queen-based West End musical We Will Rock You.
The court heard how his “charming and charismatic” persona masked his horrific sexual exploits. His offending was brought to an end in May 2022 when he was charged with 17 sexual offences on June 24, 2022, including one rape – and ended up being jailed for 14 years this April.
Other offenders include foster carer Bradley Dilsworth, 69, who was convicted of 22 child sex offences he committed between 2002 and 2010 and another child sexual abuser Syeda Ahmed who posed as a teenage boy to lure and rape girls as young as 13.
Bradley Dilsworth
Foster carer Bradley Dilsworth, 69, was jailed for 30 years on June 26 after being convicted of 22 child sex offences between 2002 and 2010. The court heard how Dilsworth would drug and rape vulnerable young girls at his home in Phoenix Close, Walthamstow.
His victims included one girl who was raped when she was aged between five and eight after her parents left her with him. His crimes went undetected for years while he “concealed his true nature behind the image of a trusted and approachable adult”, the Metropolitan Police said.
The only victim to give an impact statement in person said: “As a child you’re not meant to be exposed to any intimate relationships or understand what it is supposed to be. Unfortunately I was forced too soon to be a part of that world.
“I feel disgusting, I feel dirty, some days I want to scrub myself raw in the shower to wash it all away. It shaped who I became before I ever had the chance to learn that myself.”
Simon Levy
Simon Levy, 40, was jailed for the rest of his life in August after his offending spiralled from sexual assaults on the Tube to double murder. He killed grandmother Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August that year.
He suffocated both women in sexually motivated attacks, with Ms Valencia-Trujillo found in a largely abandoned block of flats on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, Southwark, and Ms Wilkins behind a car park wall near Tottenham High Road, North London.
When he turned killer, Levy had already subjected a third woman to a brutal rape in the same car park where Ms Wilkins’ body was later found, and the surviving victim had told police where her attacker lived.
But she was not formally interviewed until after Levy had killed twice, in a catalogue of justice system failings that meant Levy was repeatedly set free on bail despite a growing number of attacks on women.
At the Old Bailey he was handed a whole life order, which means there is no chance he will ever get out of prison. “You are clearly someone who ruthlessly exploits others for your own personal sexual satisfaction,” said the judge.
Syeda Ahmed
Child molester teacher Syeda Ahmed posed as a teenage boy to lure and rape girls as young as 13. Ahmed, 37, groomed six girls online aged between 13 and 15 by creating and sending foul photos, targeting teenagers across five counties.
He would then manipulate his child victims into a face to face meeting where he would then seriously sexually assault the young girls. His offending first came to light in 2023 when a 15-year-old victim reported him to Kent Police.
The same year a 14-year-old girl met Ahmed after speaking online. He tried to sexually assault her in his car by touching her thigh, but she was able to escape and report him to the police.
Ahmed, of Mossford Lane, Barkingside, was arrested in May 2023 and later to sentenced to 15 years in prison at Southwark Crown Court following a trial.
William Raison
William Raison, 75, from Surbiton, was jailed for 12 years in September after he subjected a young girl to “deplorable, systematic abuse” over the course of about a year. He was arrested in February 2025 after the victim confided in her family about what had happened.
In April, Raison was charged with two counts of sexual assault by penetration of a girl under 13, four counts of sexual assault of a girl under 13, and making 216 Category C indecent images of children.
During a police interview, the survivor described pretending to be asleep when Raison entered the room because she wanted to know what he would do if he thought she was asleep. If he did anything bad to her, she wanted to tell someone so it wouldn’t happen to anyone else. On one occasion when she did challenge him directly, he replied dismissively “It doesn’t matter. Just don’t tell anyone.”
Police said Raison used those seven words in an attempt to absolve himself of blame and make the child complicit in covering up his acts. Investigating officer DC Kiki Phillips stated that Raison used grooming behaviours to facilitate the abuse on numerous occasions while encouraging the victim to keep quiet.
The survivor’s clear and detailed testimony allowed officers to pinpoint both forensic and digital forensic evidence against Raison. Facing a wealth of accrued evidence, Raison pleaded guilty to all seven charges at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, June 19.
Ross Davidson
A former Spandau Ballet frontman who raped women while they slept and filmed it was jailed for 14 years. Ross Davidson, 38, of Station Road, Finchley was initially arrested on May 1, 2019, at his home for separate offence for which he was not charged.
But his digital devices were seized during the arrest, allowing police to uncover multiple videos of Davidson raping and sexually assaulting victims, leading to him being charged with 17 sexual offences on June 24, 2022, including one rape.
Following the identification of victims featured in the recovered footage, and further victim-survivors coming forward after media coverage of the initial charges, officers received additional reports. On July 6, 2024, he was charged with a further three counts of serious sexual offending.
One victim reported to police that in 2014 he sexually assaulted and raped her after an evening together. She said that while attacking her, he ignored her cries for him to stop, all of which he recorded on his phone.
Anthony Adewale Sobogun
Anthony Adewale Sobogun, 61, was jailed for 28 years after subjecting two young children to abuse over 15 years. Sobogun of Thistlewood Crescent, Croydon, was handed the sentence at Inner London Crown Court on April 15 for abuse he had carried out in the 1990s and early 2000s.
While recounting her experience, one victim shared that Sobogun had accompanied her to an abortion clinic after she had fallen pregnant with his child. Officers were able to trace the medical records which showed where this procedure took place, and were able to review counselling notes which detailed the cycle of sexual abuse she had been subjected to.
Sobogun was arrested in July 2025, before being found guilty of 17 offences – including multiple incidents of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13, as well as the rape of another child.
Gurwinder Singh
Gurwinder Singh lured a woman to a hotel under the pretence of finding employment before violently raping her. Singh, 37, of Northolt, attacked the woman in June 2025 after posing as a female manager and care assistant to gain her trust.
The victim told detectives she had been given the details of someone who could help her find a job, and began communicating with them via WhatsApp to find out more. The contact told her they could secure shifts as a care worker if she could provide a passport and insurance number.
She was later given an address in Paddington and told to meet there on the evening of June 21, where she would help look after a sportsman with serious injuries. On arrival at the station, Singh, impersonating a carer, introduced himself and pretended they would be working together.
The pair travelled to a nearby hotel, where Singh left the room and said the patient would arrive soon. Shortly afterwards, he reappeared, and began undressing whilst claiming he was in fact the sportsman in need of a massage.
She then bravely reported the incident to the police, who tracked down Singh to the same hotel and arrested him. He was found guilty of rape, attempted rape, assault by penetration, two counts of sexual assault and one count of common assault at Southwark Crown Court on February 18.
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