Overview

• Lancashire Police said they received a report of a rape in Blackpool in the late 1990s, launched an investigation, and confirmed that no arrests have been made.
• The alleged victim reports the incident occurred more than 25 years ago when John Worboys was working as a stripper in the resort town.
• Specialist officers have visited Worboys’ former fellow stripper Dave Hanson as part of ongoing enquiries, according to reports.
• Worboys is serving two life sentences following his 2009 convictions for attacks on 12 women in London, with further sentences imposed in 2019.
• Police have long assessed that Worboys targeted more than 100 women, and this case marks the first reported inquiry into alleged offending outside the capital.