Police failings revealed as sex offender left free to murder and attack women
He was on licence and managed by multiple agencies including the Met and the Probation Service.He was briefly returned to prison in May 2024 to finish his three-year sentence for his sex offending, after being accused of rape and therefore breaking his licence conditions. He was not charged with any further offence.When he was finally released in August 2024, at the end of his sentence, the Met became solely responsible for risk-managing Levy. Two Met officers are now under investigation by the police watchdog, the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).Assault in Brixton PrisonEven while he was in prison, Levy continued his predatory behaviour.In April 2022 he sexually assaulted a female prison officer in HMP Brixton.
- ▪He was on licence and managed by multiple agencies including the Met and the Probation Service.He was briefly returned to prison in May 2024 to finish his three-year sentence for his sex offending, after being accused of rape and therefore
- ▪He was not charged with any further offence.When he was finally released in August 2024, at the end of his sentence, the Met became solely responsible for risk-managing Levy.
- ▪Two Met officers are now under investigation by the police watchdog, the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).Assault in Brixton PrisonEven while he was in prison, Levy continued his predatory behaviour.In April 2022 he sexually assa
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Police failings revealed as sex offender left free to murder and attack women<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch footage from a Levy sexual assault victim that was passed to policeByDaniel De Simone and Amy Johnston, BBC News Published7 August 2026, 15:03 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoWarning: Contains graphic details of sexual offencesA convicted sex offender murdered two women, raped a third, and sexually assaulted others on public…
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