English photographer guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting six men in his studio

December 19, 2018

A serial male rapist has been found guilty of using his job as a fitness photographer to lure men to his house where he drugged and sexually assaulted them.

Nigel Wilkinson, 45, from England was found guilty of nine offences against six men following a trial at Bristol Crown Court.

He was found guilty of drugging five of the men, voyeurism against three of them and the rape of one.

Once he had got his victims to the photography studio at his house, Wilkinson would give them drinks spiked with sedatives before raping them and taking pictures.

Just two years earlier Wilkinson was given an 11-year jail sentence after admitting two counts of rape and three counts of administering a substance with intent to rape.

One of his victims now lives in New Zealand and gave evidence to the court via a video link.

During the trail the jury heard Wilkinson say in a Skype conversation, “ I get a kick out of robbing a straight guy out of his masculinity,” according to the BBC.

When he was asked by another skype user about whether he was "into drunk sleeping guys" Wilkinson replied "very much so".

Wilkinson also claimed in the chat that all his straight male victims were "definitely virgins" and added, "I love dumb jocks and guys stupid enough to sleep next to me."

Lead investigator DI Larisa Hunt says, "He used his pseudo business Wilko Photography to attract men interested in fitness modelling.

"He would contact men via social media to arrange a photo shoot in Bristol, offering them a fee and expenses and encouraging them to stay over at his house."

Wilkinson is due to be sentenced on Wednesday.

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