Antoni Imiela

Antoni Imiela (born 1954, West Germany), is a British criminal of German and Polish origin, found guilty of the rape of seven women and girls, and the kidnap, indecent assault, and attempted rape of another girl. The crimes took place in Surrey, Kent, Berkshire, London, and Hertfordshire, and the press gave the fugitive the soubriquet of the M25 Rapist.

On the 4th of March 2004, he was sentenced to seven life sentences at Maidstone Crown Court for the crimes.

Timeline

* 15 November 2001 - a 10-year-old girl is kidnapped from a leisure centre in Ashford, Kent and raped in woodland nearby.
* 1 July 2002 - a 12-year-old girl is raped after being abducted whilst cycling in Bracknell, Berkshire.
* 11 July 2002 - a 30-year-old woman is raped in Earlswood, Surrey. Six hours later, a 26-year-old woman is raped on Putney Common in London.
* 16 July 2002 - an 18-year-old woman is raped in Goldsworth Park, Woking, Surrey.
* 6 August 2002 - a 52-year-old woman is raped on Wimbledon Common, London.
* 7 August 2002 - a 26-year-old woman is raped in Epsom, Surrey.
* 6 September 2002 - a 13-year-old girl is taken from her bicycle and raped in Woking, Surrey.
* 16 September 2002 - a 22-year-old woman is attacked in Ripley Green, Surrey. The attacker is bitten by her dog, and runs off.
* 25 October 2002 - a 14-year-old girl is abducted from Stevenage, Hertfordshire and raped at knifepoint.
* 21 November 2002 - a 10-year-old girl is indecently assaulted in Birmingham.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3511813.stm BBC News: Serial rapist jailed for life] , report of sentencing
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2376633.stm BBC News: Timeline of attacks]