Jack; "Not knowing much about the case I suspect that (a) he probably did do it, but (b) he's getting harsher treatment than he would otherwise since this is part of a huge and expensive trawl, and the police expect a return on their investment."

If you don't know much about the case, then I don't know how you've reached your views. Why do think that he has been harshly treated? And why do you think it's part of a huge and expensive trawl?

The process of bringing Pickett to justice started when a victim who was attacked in 1978, when she was 16, reported him to Suffolk police, who referred her complaint to the City of London force. City of London police arrested Pickett in 2013 and, as a result of media coverage, further victims came forward.

The judge ordered that two further indictments in relation to allegations by two women dating back to the 1970s lie on file. Pickett was cleared of six further counts of indecent assault.

DS Maria Woodall from City of London police said Pickett's access to young women over such a long period of time meant there could be more victims who have yet to come forward. City of London police have asked any other victims of Pickett to contact specially trained detectives on 0800 056 0154.