{"id":21468,"date":"2022-03-18T07:29:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=21468"},"modified":"2022-03-18T07:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:29:21","slug":"wayne-couzens-sarah-everard-killer-charged-with-four-counts-of-indecent-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/03\/18\/wayne-couzens-sarah-everard-killer-charged-with-four-counts-of-indecent-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer charged with four counts of indecent exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sarah Everard&#8217;s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The alleged offences are said to have taken place between January and February 2021, when Couzens was a serving Metropolitan Police officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The alleged offences predate the murder of Ms Everard, who was killed in March 2021, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He will appear at Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court on 13 April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Couzens, 49, is serving a whole-life tariff for the abduction, rape and murder of Ms Everard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Met detectives said the charges relate to a series of alleged sexual offences in Swanley, Kent, including on Valentine&#8217;s Day last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-1drmwog-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/168D\/production\/_120737750_2.62756458.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Sarah Everard\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-name08-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">The body of Sarah Everard was found hidden in woodland in Kent days after she was reported missing (Image: Everard Family)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Other dates of alleged indecent exposure include between 22 January and 1 February; between 30 January and 6 February and on 27 February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS special crime division, said: &#8220;Following a referral of evidence by the Metropolitan Police, the CPS has authorised four charges of indecent exposure against Wayne Couzens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-60792293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Sarah Everard&#8217;s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure. 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