Gay thief given ASBO banning him from every public toilet in central London

A thief who preyed on the gay community in Soho for more than a decade has been banned from every public toilet in central London.

Charles Omishore, 32, pick-pocketed men while engaging in sexual activity in bars, public toilets and the rose garden in Hyde Park.



Westminster Magistrates’ Court granted an ASBO banning him from the West End, a central part of Camden and any purpose-built public toilet in the whole of Westminster or Camden for the next five years.

Westminster Council’s cabinet member for community protection, Cllr Nickie Aiken, said: “We suspect Omishore has been getting away with this for so long because his victims have been reluctant to come forward and report attacks and thefts. A crime is a crime, and victims should feel they are able to report it, whatever the circumstances.”