Carrie Johnson: ‘Why I had to speak out about being spiked by black cab rapist John Worboys’

Carrie Johnson has called for better police treatment of sexual assault victims as she expressed her relief that black cab rapist John Worboys will remain in prison (Picture: PA/Getty/Metro)

Carrie Johnson has called for better police treatment of sexual assault victims – as she revealed what happened the night she was targeted by black cab rapist John Worboys.

Mrs Johnson, 38, who helped bring Worboys to justice, said she fears ‘the way the police deal with crimes such as sexual assault and rape is no better than it was’ nearly two decades ago.

She highlights the murder of Sarah Everard, saying it raised concerns ‘that systemic issues – such as misogyny, poor vetting and lack of accountab...