August: A 77-year-old man is sexually assaulted as Grant burgled his home in Thornton Heath. 2009 – 15 November: Police arrest a 52-year-old man in connection with more than 100 sex attacks. The arrest was described as "significant". 2009 – 16 November ~3am: Police charge a 52-year-old man with multiple rapes. 2011 – 1 March: Delroy Grant appears at Woolwich Crown Court as his trial begins. 2011 – 24 March: Grant found guilty on all counts. 2011 – 25 March: Grant is given four life sentences with a minimum of 27 years to be served. See also List of serial rapists Batman rapist – an unidentified British serial rapist who has eluded capture since 1991 House for sale rapist – an unidentified UK serial rapist who has been at large since 1979. Suspected to be John Cannan Michael Weir – similar London burglar of the elderly active around the same time References External links Delroy Grant convicted, Metropolitan Police, 24 March 2011 1957 births 1992 crimes in the United Kingdom 20th-century British criminals 21st-century British criminals British people convicted of burglary British people convicted of indecent assault British people convicted of theft Crime in London British people convicted of assault British prisoners and detainees British people convicted of rape Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by England and Wales