Antoni Imiela (born 1954, West Germany) is a British rapist and paedophile of German and Polish origin, found guilty of the rape of nine women and girls, and the kidnap, indecent assault, and attempted rape of a 10-year old girl. The crimes took place in Surrey, Kent, Berkshire, London, Hertfordshire and Birmingham, and the press gave the fugitive the soubriquet of the M25 Rapist after the M25 motorway that passes in the vicinity of all but one of these areas.
Imiela was finally caught with the use of DNA profiling. Once police had his DNA they launched a public appeal for information which resulted in a woman coming forward who expressed suspicion about her neighbour. A DNA swab test was carried out on the individual, Antoni Imiela, which enabled police to link him to the attacks. He was subsequently arrested.[1]
On 4 March 2004, he was sentenced to seven life sentences at Maidstone Crown Court for the crimes.[2] He is currently incarcerated at Wakefield Prison in Yorkshire.
On 18 October 2010, Imiela was charged with the rape, indecent assault and buggery of a woman on Christmas Day, 1987 in Sydenham, south east London, following a case review using new forensic techniques. The victim's interview with police had been recorded and although she has since died, Imiela appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on 1 November 2010 and subsequently at Southwark Crown Court on 7 January 2011 to answer the charges.[3] [4]
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