Moment vile rapist who secretly filmed victims he enslaved is snared as cops find ‘pale and malnourished’ woman in home
THIS is the chilling moment a vile rapist who secretly filmed the women he enslaved is snared - after cops made a horror discovery.
Sick Nicholas Moxham, 52, was busted for his twisted crimes after being spotted lurking around homeless shelters.
The depraved man was recruiting women as sex workers, and would coax them into coming to his home.
There he would keep them as slaves, watching them with hidden cameras dotted around his home.
Moxham would also film himself raping them - sometimes when they were unconscious.
And when cops stormed his home they found one of his victims - "pale and malnourished" on the floor of his living room.
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Moxham has now been found guilty of a series of offences against women - including rape, prostitution, slavery and sexual assault.
Many of the charges come from horror crimes at his Manchester home, where he set up secret cameras to watch his victims and film his sick behaviour.
Moxham first caught they eye of Greater Manchester Police in June and July 2020 after someone reported spotting a man called 'Nick' loitering around homeless shelters.
He was also seen prowling around sex workers.
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how over time the vile man recruited six sex workers and organised for them to meet him at his Heaton Chapel home and another address in Longsight.
Moxham would then film the women using secret cameras hidden in pens and other equipment.
Sick footage showed him raping or sexually assaulting his victims - sometimes when they were unconscious.
When cops stormed Moxham's home in August 2021 they found a "pale and malnourished" woman under a duvet on the floor of his living room.
Their probe found his five other victims.
A search of his home turned over computer hard drives, storage devices and spyhole cameras.
Moxham had tried to hide the device by throwing a hard drive out his window as cops busted in.
He was yesterday found guilty after a five-week trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Moxham's horror offences:
- Controlling prostitution for gain x6
- Requiring a person to perform forced or compulsory labour x3
- Rape x6
- Attempted rape
- Assault by penetration x3
- Voyeurism x13
Detective Sergeant Lee Attenborough, of Stockport CID, said: “This is one of the most horrific and upsetting cases my team has ever had to deal with.
“Moxham is a controlling and predatory sex offender who thought he was untouchable, denying his horrendous crimes right to the very end, forcing his victims to go through the ordeal of a trial.
"He showed absolutely no regard for any of his victims, some of whom won’t even know they were targeted due to the calculated and covert methods he used to take advantage.
“His offending was well-planned and continued whilst he was under investigation, even boasting to one of his victims that he was too clever for police.
"His victims have been extremely brave, and I can only commend them for coming forward to give evidence against Moxham. I know this hasn’t been easy, but thanks to their courageous actions, Moxham is off our streets and will now face a considerable time behind bars.
“I know that reporting crimes like this can be incredibly difficult and traumatic, but we would urge anyone who has suffered violence or controlling behaviour of any type to come forward.
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“If anyone has been affected by this case or believes they may have been targeted, we have specialist officers who can help.
“We are determined to bring offenders to justice and make Manchester a safer place for everyone."
