Chilling moment serial rapist who said he was ‘too good-looking for ID parade’ prowls dark streets for victims
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THIS is the chilling moment a serial rapist who claimed he was "too good-looking" for an ID parade prowls the streets hunting for victims. Stuart Thomson skulked through the dark streets of Manchester before attacking four lone women. The fiend first approached the women asking about paying for sexual services before producing a knife.
He then raped three of the terrified victims and attempted to rape a fourth during the sickening three-hour rampage. Thomson, 34, showed no remorse when he was arrested - claiming he was "too good-looking" for an ID parade. The predator has now been locked up for life with a minimum term of 18 years after he was convicted of three counts of rape.
![[CCTV image of Stuart Thomson during a police interview.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/999-call-victim-stating-raped-964466057.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Thomson, who admitted robbery, was also found guilty of attempted rape, three counts of threatening a person with a knife, one count of sexual assault and one count of possessing a bladed article. Sentencing, Judge Hilary Manley said: "You treated each of these women like pieces of meat, as less than human.
![[Mugshot of Stuart Thomson, convicted of rape.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2b7fdb89-316c-40ba-a2f7-8f030e830d2e.jpg?strip=all&w=417)
"You have a deep-seated and enduring attraction towards dominating, overpowering and sexually humiliating females.”. Manchester Crown Court was told Thomson carried out the "campaign of rape" on January 31 last year. A woman called 999 reporting she had been raped at knifepoint - leading to officers attending the scene.
![[CCTV image of a man standing on a street at night.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/999-call-victim-stating-raped-964466051.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
While there, a second victim approached police and told them she had also been raped by a predator with a knife. Police received further reports in the same location throughout the day. Police trawled the CCTV to piece together Thomson's movements and noticed he was wearing distinctive items of clothing - including a coat with green lining, a wool hat, and a high-vis style T-shirt.
![[CCTV image of Stuart Thomson near a self-service kiosk.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/b15f2897-9984-4c11-8e82-75faecd50fce.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
