Man jailed for multiple sexual assault offences in Birmingham and Derby

A 25-year-old man has jailed for four and a half years years for 16 different sexual assaults on women.

Willbert Mukori appeared at Birmingham Crown Court today after he pleaded guilty to the offences that took place in 2016 and 2021 to 2022. He will also face a four year licence extension and a Sexual harm prevention order.

He will also be put on the Sex offenders register.

Fifteen of the offences happened in Birmingham City Centre with one offence dating back to Derby in 2016. Three women being repeatedly targeted

Mukori would follow females on their own and then would squirt a liquid which had the appearance of semen over the buttocks area of their clothing.

He would loiter around the Lancaster Circus area of the city and follow his victims, making sure they were on their own.

Mukori was caught after police issued a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak to in connection with a sexual assault.

Police received several calls identifying him, but were also called by Mukori himself who said it was all a misunderstanding.

When his house and car were searched, clothing matching the CCTV footage was found and a bottle of cloudy liquid was discovered.

Samples from the victims clothing were tested and identified as Arabic Gum, the same substance that was found in Mukori’s possession.

He was arrested in February 2023 in connection with 16 offences.

One of the victims said: "I was walking past a Tescos and I noticed the reflection in the mirror and I saw the same thing again.

"Immediately I started to worry because I thought - this has happened twice I think I'm being followed - and this is when I took action and called the police.

"To hear that he'd been arrested and that there was so many other people this has happened to - is a big relief.

"Because - I think that it's reassuring to know these things are taken seriously."

Detective Constable Suzanna Doidge, the investigating officer, said: “These sexual offences targeted young women who were selected by Mukori based on their appearance and attire, some who were repeatedly targeted.

“He was careful, methodical and planned. His offending spans over seven years and although there appears to be a gap in his offending I believe that there may be other victims out there who haven’t come forward.

“This is such an unusual case. The collective harassment of these female students along with repeat victimisation is concerning. We have a perpetrator who has repeatedly executed an unconsented pattern of behaviour over the course of seven years, who, whilst on police bail was re-arrested and found in possession of equipment to assist him in continuing to offend.

“I would like to thank the victims for coming forward and working with me. They have all said that this has really affected their confidence, that they still feel unsafe being out alone and no-one should ever feel like that. I hope this result can empower them and aid in their recovery.

“This type of criminal behaviour can escalate from serial non-contact sexual offences to the gravest offences. It is crucial that we stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity and prevent further offending. We will take violence against women seriously and will advocate for anyone who comes forward.”

West Midlands Police strongly believe that he could have committed more offences and are appealing to any other victims to come forward.