Overview
- Rodney Johnston, 67, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court to life imprisonment with a 16-year minimum term for forcing a woman into sexual activity over decades.
- He was convicted of three counts of arranging sex through threats or intimidation, two counts of inducing sexual activity without consent, and one count of witness intimidation.
- A separate rape allegation did not reach a unanimous jury verdict and was not pursued to conviction.
- Police said the abuse spanned roughly 1994 to 2024 and involved more than 100 men, often in woods, cars and hotels, with many encounters filmed or photographed.
- Investigators recovered about 30,000 images and videos and thousands of texts, the jury rejected Johnston’s claims of consensual encounters, and police now say hundreds—possibly up to 1,000—men may face inquiry as they urge other victims to come forward.