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'Terrified' Woman Was Kidnapped by Fake Uber Driver
Damian Watson targeted a lone woman, filmed her in his van and made sexual demands before a judge said the attack was pre-planned.
- On Friday, Liverpool Crown Court sentenced Damian Watson, 36, to five years and six months in prison for kidnapping and causing a person to engage in sexual activity against their will after impersonating an Uber driver at Anfield.
- Watson prowled Liverpool streets searching for vulnerable victims before parking his Mercedes van near the Shankly Gates, where he pre-planned the offense by mounting a mobile phone to film the backseat.
- The victim entered the van believing it was her booked Uber, but Watson locked the doors, drove to a secluded Bootle alleyway, and forced her to expose herself while holding her captive for around 20 to 25 minutes.
- Watson pleaded guilty on May 29, 2026, and Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor Amie Gouldson praised the victim's "extraordinary courage" in helping secure justice; the court imposed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
- Described by prosecutors as a "predatory offender," the former newspaper delivery driver will remain on the sex offenders' register for life, preventing future harm after his scheduled release.
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