Fears nurse rapist may be serial sex beast after police discover 11,000 names on phone

A former NHS nurse who used a dating app profile to lure a woman to his house before raping her may be a serial sex attacker police fear. John Iwuh, 54, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison following the horror attack, which he secretly video recorded, before police uncovered the damning footage.

The sex monster was put on the sex offenders register for life after he was found guilty of rape and voyeurism offences, and has also been issued with a lifelong restraining order to prevent him from contacting the victim and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order was enforced after he used his job as a nurse to gain her trust of his victim on a dating app, before luring her to his home.

But the mental health specialist nurse is now being investigated over further alleged sexual offending, with police urging potential victims to contact them after they found thousands of women's names stored on his mobile phone.

Detective Inspector Sharad Verma, from the Met's South Area Command Unit, said: "I would like to commend the strength of the victim-survivor who bravely reported this awful attack and for her strength throughout this investigation.

"Officers were dedicated in bringing this predator to justice and during the investigation, found that Iwuh had videoed the rape which was then used as evidence against him.

"They also discovered almost 11,000 contacts saved on his phone. Around 60% of those were saved as a woman's name alongside the name of a dating app.

"We believe there may be more victims out there, targeted by Iwuh under the same circumstances, and urge them to contact us or their local police force.

"I hope the victim-survivor can find reassurance in our actions to put this predator behind bars, and that it may give more women the strength to come forward and report crimes. You will be listened to and supported."

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "This has had a devastating impact on every part of my life.

"Not only was I physically injured, but it left me feeling emotionally numb and living in fear. The trauma from this affected my ability to work, relationships, and my health.

"Now he's in prison, I do feel there has been some justice. I've been supported by officers throughout the investigation, and I would encourage others who have been harmed to come forward, report what has happened and get help and support."

Croydon Crown Court heard how Iwuh met the victim through the dating app 'Hinge' on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 and quickly moved their conversation to WhatsApp.

They arranged a date and met in person the following day, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Norwood Junction station.

Iwuh was working as a nurse and used his job to lure the victim back to his home in South Norwood, by saying that he was limited on time as he had to get ready for work at a hospital.

Once inside the property, Iwuh repeatedly kept trying to kiss the victim, but she refused. As she tried to flee the property, Iwuh forced her into his bedroom and raped her.

The victim reported Iwuh to The Met the same evening using the online form and received support from specialist officers throughout the investigation.