Victims urged to come forward as police accused of 'failures' over murderer and rapist
The Met and British Transport Police say the sex offender may have more victims, while criticism of investigators continues.
London's Victims Commissioner, Andrea Simons, has called for more victims of Simon Levy to come forward, following a series of failures that allowed the sexual predator to kill two women and rape a third. A review into the police's inability to monitor Levy appropriately is now underway. Simon Levy, a 40-year-old known to police as a sexual predator, targeted at least 10 women on London's public transport, assaulting passengers in busy carriages.
British Transport Police (BTP) and the Metropolitan Police are investigating whether Levy has more victims, including potential further murders. Two officers are under investigation for gross misconduct, and a detective sergeant faces a misconduct investigation. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed these probes.
Andrea Simons emphasized the need for a multi-agency review, stating that there was a lack of restrictions and a failure to monitor Levy appropriately. She added that public services must improve in recognizing patterns of offending before attackers become emboldened. The Met has exhausted numerous lines of inquiry to identify any unsolved incidents linked to Levy, but no further victims have been identified yet.
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