Man guilty of robbing and raping women making their way home from bars in Shoreditch

A man has been found guilty of raping four women then stealing their phones, jewellery and bank cards.

Clement Omoregbee, 37, of Charlton Lane, Greenwich, was found guilty following a five-week trial at Wood Green Crown Court on Wednesday.

Omoregbee attacked and raped the four women between February 2019 and December 2020.

He targeted them once they were making their journeys home after visiting bars in the Shoreditch area of east London.

None of the women knew each other, however they all reported an extremely similar set of events over the almost two-year period.

Police investigating one of the incidents found DNA that matched with Omoregbee. The same DNA was then linked to two other rapes in the same area.

Following a manhunt by officers from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, Omoregbee was arrested near his home on April 21, 2021. He denied the rapes during his police interviews and was charged on April 23, 2021.

The Met then identified a fourth victim who had attended the Havens, a specialist centre in London for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted, and did not support a police investigation.

DNA samples again matched those of Omoregbee.

Omoregbee refused to be interviewed in relation to this rape and was further charged with the fourth count of rape in December 2021.

Before the trial, Omoregbee pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud and theft for stealing the victims’ phones, jewellery and bank cards and making purchases after he’d carried out the rapes.

He will be sentenced on September 29.

Detective Constable Steve Halfhide said: “Clement Omoregbee is a vile predator who targeted lone women in the night time economy.

“He has no place in society and is a danger to women. Omoregbee’s violent and disturbing actions have had life-changing impacts on the women he attacked.

“The victim-survivors have been incredibly strong throughout this lengthy process. I am pleased they have today seen justice. It was important to them all to help protect women of London from any further attacks by this man.

“All of the victim-survivors suffered extreme memory loss which was not attributed to by any other factors. It was accepted by both prosecution and defence during the trial that there was a possibility it could be indicative of GHB/GBL being administered to them.

“I would urge anyone who has been a victim of rape or sexual assault to come forward and report what happened to police. We will support you and take you seriously.”

Pictured top: Clement Omoregbee, 37, of Charlton Lane, Greenwich (Picture: The Met)