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03/09/2009
Man Jailed For Sex Assault Series
A 45-year-old man has been given an indefinite sentence in prison for a series of sexual assaults following a joint investigation by police officers in south London.
The judge called Michael McCalla, unemployed and of no fixed address, a "very dangerous offender" who should not be considered for parole until he has served two and a half years.
McCalla was found guilty after a trial on 13 July 2009 at the Inner London Crown Court. He was charged with eight sexual offences, occurring across Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark between October 2007 and September 2008.
It follows an investigation led by Wandsworth Sapphire team with officers from Southwark and Lambeth.
Officers noticed several similar crimes and a pattern emerging where the suspect would approach women in or near parks and, under the pretence of asking for directions, get close to the victim before sexually assaulting her.
These offences grew bolder and more aggressive, including assaults on two schoolgirls in Wandsworth Common.
McCalla was identified as a potential suspect, following a review of known offender profiles by the Wandsworth Sapphire Unit. He was finally arrested and charged when he left DNA at the scene of a violent attack on a woman in Lambeth who he had followed into a block of flats.
(GK/BMcC)
The judge called Michael McCalla, unemployed and of no fixed address, a "very dangerous offender" who should not be considered for parole until he has served two and a half years.
McCalla was found guilty after a trial on 13 July 2009 at the Inner London Crown Court. He was charged with eight sexual offences, occurring across Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark between October 2007 and September 2008.
It follows an investigation led by Wandsworth Sapphire team with officers from Southwark and Lambeth.
Officers noticed several similar crimes and a pattern emerging where the suspect would approach women in or near parks and, under the pretence of asking for directions, get close to the victim before sexually assaulting her.
These offences grew bolder and more aggressive, including assaults on two schoolgirls in Wandsworth Common.
McCalla was identified as a potential suspect, following a review of known offender profiles by the Wandsworth Sapphire Unit. He was finally arrested and charged when he left DNA at the scene of a violent attack on a woman in Lambeth who he had followed into a block of flats.
(GK/BMcC)
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