**Crown Prosecution Service Apologizes for Failing to Inform Court of Serial Sex Offender's Ongoing Investigations**

The Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Stephen Parkinson, has apologized for the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) failure to inform the court that Simon Levy, a serial sex offender, was under investigation for rape and murder before he was released on bail. Levy, 40, was sentenced to a whole-life term for the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins, as well as the rape of another woman.

Crown Prosecution Service Apologizes for Failing to Inform Court of Serial Sex

Parkinson acknowledged that the court should have had access to this information and expressed regret for the oversight. He explained that the details of the ongoing investigations were in the system but prosecutors were not aware of them and did not present the information to the court during Levy's bail hearings.

Levy was on bail and under police monitoring when he murdered Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Wilkins five months later, just a day before her 40th birthday. Wilkins was found with 83 injuries or marks on her body.

Parkinson stated that if Levy had been denied bail, Wilkins might still be alive. The CPS is providing additional resources to prosecutors to minimize the risk of similar cases in the future and is hiring more staff, with offer letters to be sent out this week.

The Director also emphasized the need for the criminal justice system to work together, rather than pointing fingers, to ensure lessons are learned and action is taken to prevent such tragedies from occurring again.