David Carrick

A Metropolitan Police armed officer who used his role to put fear into his victims has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. - one count of indecent assault - one count of attempted sexual assault by penetration - two counts of attempted rape - three counts of false imprisonment - five counts of assault by penetration - nine counts of sexual assault - three counts of coercive and controlling behaviour - 24 counts of rape In the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met officer, the force publicly proclaimed its commitment to protecting women and launched an "action plan" to try to regain trust. "We are truly sorry that being able to continue to use his role as a police officer may have prolonged the suffering of his victims.

Carrick's case plunges Scotland Yard into a fresh crisis after it emerged a string of opportunities to reveal his true character were missed.

Mrs Justice Cheema Grubb is due to sentence Carrick over two days on February 6 and 7. And as leaders, our mindset should have been more determined to root out such a misogynist.” Today the victims who suffered at the hands of David Carrick have finally seen justice. He should not have been a police officer. On Monday evening, the Met’s top officer, Sir Mark Rowley, said in a statement: “We have failed. We failed in two respects.

Carrick, 48, would lock his victims in a cupboard under the stairs and sexually humiliate them over a 17-year campaign of abuse.

“Many of the rape offences came with violence against the victim who would have been physically injured. Officers said Carrick had a pattern of offending, which included urinating on some victims and forbidding them to speak to their family, sometimes their own children. Carrick, who served more than 20 years in the Met, varied his approach to meeting and abusing women. [coercive](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/coercive-control) and abusive control over his victims “thriving off humiliating them”. Carrick took so much from them both physically and mentally. Detectives emphasised that Carrick used coercive behaviour to isolate his victims and control what they wore, ate and where they slept. He told his victims that it would be “their word against his” suggesting they wouldn’t be believed if they spoke up. It is understood that those details will be set out soon. Carrick, wearing a navy suit with a light blue shirt and tie, looked stone-faced as he pleaded guilty to the additional rape, indecent assault and false imprisonment charges. “It didn’t matter to Carrick who the victim was – a new girlfriend, a partner, a friend or a stranger – he would still abuse them.” He added: “It didn’t matter to Carrick who the victim was – a new girlfriend, a long-term partner, his cleaner, a schoolfriend or a stranger – he would still abuse them.” He appeared at Southwark Crown Court and admitted committing 49 charges, totalling 71 sexual offences with 24 rapes, against 12 women.

A Metropolitan Police officer who degraded, raped and sexually assaulted women has today admitted his crimes. David Carrick custody photo.

- Carrick was charged with offences which related to 13 women. He was charged with nine additional offences on 10 January 2022, 12 offences on 17 March 2022, and three offences on 9 May 2022. The striking similarities in the victim accounts built a picture of a man who had manipulated them, assaulting them physically, sexually and also mentally. The issue of consent has been fundamental to this case. The case spans a 17-year-period with offences dating from 2003 to 2020. Others were women he met socially but still degraded and sexually abused.

A Metropolitan Police armed officer who used his role to put fear into his victims has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. - one count of indecent assault - one count of attempted sexual assault by penetration - two counts of attempted rape - three counts of false imprisonment - five counts of assault by penetration - nine counts of sexual assault - three counts of coercive and controlling behaviour - 24 counts of rape In the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met officer, the force publicly proclaimed its commitment to protecting women and launched an "action plan" to try to regain trust. "We are truly sorry that being able to continue to use his role as a police officer may have prolonged the suffering of his victims.

A serving officer in London's Metropolitan Police has admitted to 49 offenses, including 24 counts of rape over an 18-year period, reigniting calls for ...

“The duration and nature of Carrick’s offending is unprecedented in policing. She later added: “We should have spotted his pattern of abusive behavior and because we didn’t, we missed opportunities to remove him from the organization. “But more can and must be done,” added Khan on Twitter. They did nothing as a serial rapist abused his power. “It’s vital that all victims of crime have confidence in our police, and we simply must do more to raise standards and empower police leaders to rid the Met and all other police services of those officers who are clearly unfit to serve.” “That’s 1,000 cases to look at.

Serving Met Officer David Carrick who pleaded guilty to 48 charges of sexual offence would not have passed the Met vetting process.

The information came as part of the Met statements which shared that they "should have spotted his pattern of abusive behaviour and because we didn’t, we missed opportunities to remove him from the organisation." [re-vetting of officers](https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/23115834.chief-constable-concerns-officer-vetting/) have previously been identified as an area that the Met needs to improve and significant improvements have already been made." [the Met Police](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23253814.david-carrick-met-police-faces-scrutiny-officer-guilty-rape/) has revealed that if Carrick were to take part in the vetting process now he would have failed. [vetting](https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23098101.cumbria-police-vetting-procedures-now-more-robust-report-highlights-failures/), the Met's approach has changed significantly and is now "far more robust". [the Metropolitan Police](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23253771.downing-streets-response-met-polices-david-carrick-pleads-guilty/) has revealed that serving Met officer [David Carrick](https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/23253282.met-police-officer-david-carrick-admits-sex-attacks/) would not have passed the vetting process. As the report shares "we know the vetting requirements (the types of checks undertaken) were not as robust for either of these clearances as they are now."

Sir Mark Rowley apologises for failings in the case of PC David Carrick, who admitted 49 offences.

The women who suffered and survived this violence have been unimaginably brave and courageous in coming forward. He should not have been a police officer," he said. Sir Mark said: "This man abused women in the most disgusting manner. We've let women and girls down, and indeed we've let Londoners down. Any inquiry into Carrick should "include the conduct of David Carrick and the potential opportunities the Met, other police forces and organisations may have had to identify his pattern of behaviour prior to October 2021, to stop him being a police officer and, ultimately, stop him offending," she said. "We have failed.

Police officer committed more than 71 serious sexual offences over two decades.

He is not arrested and no further action is taken. July 2021: He is arrested for rape. He is said to have grabbed her by the neck. 2002: He is accused of assaulting and harassing a former partner. 2019: Hertfordshire police receive a third-party report of assault and criminal damage involving an argument between Carrick and a woman during a domestic incident. January 1975: Carrick is born in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Serving Met Police officer David Carrick pleaded guilty to 48 offences including 24 counts of rape, seeing the Met come under scrutiny.

We know they felt unable to come forward sooner because he told them they would not be believed. He has devastated colleagues. “We are truly sorry that Carrick was able to continue to use his role as a police officer to prolong the suffering of his victims. “He has devastated women’s lives. They did nothing as a serial rapist abused his power. “He used the fact he was a police officer to control and coerce his victims. They are complicit.— Women's Equality Party (@WEP_UK) He has had a devastating impact on the trust and confidence of women and girls that we are working so hard to earn. They knew. “Carrick is a prolific, serial sex offender who preyed on women over a period of many years, abusing his position as a police officer and committing the most horrific, degrading crimes. [David Carrick](https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/23151569.metropolitan-police-officer-now-facing-53-offences/) and Wayne Couzens were in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, which is meant to be along the most elite and highly-vetted units of the police." "When a man who has been charged with 49 offences, including 24 charges of rape, is a serving police officer, how can women and girls possibly be – or feel – safe."

David Carrick's mother has told a newspaper how she raised a concern about a 'serious allegation' against him when he was a teenager - the officer has now ...

He’s going to lose a lot – the Met police, everything.” [Met Police](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/metropolitan-police) officer who has admitted to being a serial rapist said that she reported him when he was a teenager after a "serious allegation" was made against him, it is reported. You know, when he was doing well, and now he’s lost everything. She added: "He just didn’t like my other kids. “He just sort of kept himself to himself and away from the family. “After that, he changed,” Jean told the paper.

Serving Met Police officer David Carrick pleaded guilty to 48 offences including 24 counts of rape, seeing the Met come under scrutiny.

We know they felt unable to come forward sooner because he told them they would not be believed. He has devastated colleagues. “We are truly sorry that Carrick was able to continue to use his role as a police officer to prolong the suffering of his victims. “He has devastated women’s lives. They did nothing as a serial rapist abused his power. “He used the fact he was a police officer to control and coerce his victims. They are complicit.— Women's Equality Party (@WEP_UK) He has had a devastating impact on the trust and confidence of women and girls that we are working so hard to earn. They knew. “Carrick is a prolific, serial sex offender who preyed on women over a period of many years, abusing his position as a police officer and committing the most horrific, degrading crimes. [David Carrick](https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/23151569.metropolitan-police-officer-now-facing-53-offences/) and Wayne Couzens were in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, which is meant to be along the most elite and highly-vetted units of the police." "When a man who has been charged with 49 offences, including 24 charges of rape, is a serving police officer, how can women and girls possibly be – or feel – safe."

PC David Carrick - who was known to his colleagues as "B*****d Dave" - entered guilty pleas when he appeared at London's Southwark Crown Court on Monday.

He should not have been a police officer." We've let women and girls down, and indeed we've let Londoners down," Sir Mark Rowley said. "We have failed. "This man abused women in the most disgusting manner. He serves with the Met Police's parliamentary and diplomatic command. Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, the Met's lead for professionalism, said Carrick's offending was "unprecedented in policing" and apologised to his victims for failing to remove him from the force. Following his guilty pleas, the Met Police confirmed Carrick "had come to the attention of the Met and other forces on nine occasions prior to October 2021". The head of the Met Police said Carrick's crimes were "sickening". "The coercive nature of his offending undermined his victims in the most destructive way," he added. The court heard that over drinks in a pub in September 2020, Carrick told her he was a firearms officer nicknamed "B*****d Dave", showed her his warrant card and boasted of meeting famous people, including then-prime minister Boris Johnson, in the course of his work. Carrick denied a further count of rape relating to a 13th woman, whose allegation triggered the investigation, and the Crown Prosecution Service decided it was not in the public interest to proceed to trial on the charge. The court heard that Carrick met some of his victims through online dating sites, such as Tinder and Badoo, or during social occasions - and used his position as a police officer to gain their trust.

Sir Mark Rowley apologises for failings in the case of PC David Carrick, who admitted 49 offences.

The women who suffered and survived this violence have been unimaginably brave and courageous in coming forward. He should not have been a police officer," he said. "This man abused women in the most disgusting manner. Any inquiry into Carrick should "include the conduct of David Carrick and the potential opportunities the Met, other police forces and organisations may have had to identify his pattern of behaviour prior to October 2021, to stop him being a police officer and, ultimately, stop him offending," she said. We've let women and girls down, and indeed we've let Londoners down. "We have failed.

Vera Baird questions police force's commitment to culture change after elite officer revealed as serial rapist.

“Most of our officers are fantastic, the people who specialised in this area are great and they have the skills. Asked on Times Radio if the government could say that women could trust the police, she said: “It’s very important that we do trust the police. But do I have some officers who shouldn’t be in the Met that I’ve got to identify and get rid of? The Met has admitted errors in failing to spot Carrick’s escalating danger during his 20 years of service. Most of our men and women are great people but we have not been tough enough at guarding our own integrity. The process of sacking him from the force starts on Tuesday.

David Carrick admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women across two decades.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: The reality is there are so many cultural issues within the police service." Please include your name, age and location with any submission. [terms & conditions](http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/)and [privacy policy](http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy-policy/) Their courage in coming forward is truly admirable. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan it was "unacceptable" that "there were various opportunities where the chance to get rid of [Carrick] and get justice were missed". Speaking on Tuesday, he said: "That is one of the things that Sir Mark Rowley is getting to the bottom of. [resigned from her post last year](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63009853), said: "The Metropolitan Police seem incapable of not employing - and furthermore retaining - some quite evil people." [BBC Breakfast](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001h90p/breakfast-17012023): "What he's done to his victims is truly abhorrent. [were being reviewed from the last 10 years](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64293158) to make sure the appropriate decisions were made. Carrick did not attend the hearing, did not respond to the disciplinary charges and did not have legal representation. Meeting some of the women on dating websites, Carrick, from Stevenage, would control what they wore, what they ate, where they slept and he even stopped some of them from speaking to their own children.

A Metropolitan Police officer who admitted to being a serial rapist has been dismissed from the force following a misconduct hearing.

We failed as investigators where we should have been more intrusive and joined the dots on this repeated misogyny over a couple of decades. He should not have been a police officer. The Metropolitan police admitted this week it was warned about his behaviour, but did nothing to stop him. The others he denied until Monday this week. He added: "His offences were heinous, targeted and deliberate. He locked victims in a small cupboard, made some clean the house naked and urinated on others.

Carrick was found guilty of gross misconduct at a fast-tracked misconduct hearing on Tuesday.

Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Commissioner, has called the Carrick case a “spectacular failure” by his force. Carrick is known to have flashed his warrant card at the start of one date with a woman who later accused him of rape, he boasted about his elite role protecting sensitive sites including Parliament. At a fast-tracked misconduct hearing on Tuesday, Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe found Carrick guilty of gross misconduct and fired him from the force with immediate effect.

David Carrick has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women across two decades.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: The reality is there are so many cultural issues within the police service." She said it was "intolerable for [the victims] to have suffered as they have. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Guidance from the Home Office states that up to 65% can be forfeited if a conviction was "committed in connection with their service as a member of a police force" and has been certified by the home secretary as "liable to lead to a serious loss of confidence in the public service" or "gravely injurious to the interests of the state". Their courage in coming forward is truly admirable. The prime minister's spokesman said Rishi Sunak told a meeting of the cabinet "the police must address the failings that happened in this case, restore public confidence, and do everything possible to ensure women and girls are safe in their communities and homes". Mayor of London Sadiq Khan it was "unacceptable" that "there were various opportunities where the chance to get rid of [Carrick] and get justice were missed". [Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper accused the government](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64308043) of failing to address "appalling failures in the police vetting and misconduct processes". Speaking in Commons earlier, the home secretary said: "Yesterday was a dark day for British policing and the Metropolitan Police as an officer admitted being responsible for a monstrous campaign of abuse." [BBC Breakfast](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001h90p/breakfast-17012023): "What he's done to his victims is truly abhorrent. Carrick did not attend the hearing, did not respond to the disciplinary charges and did not have legal representation.

Carrick admitted to 49 charges, including 24 counts of rape against 12 women over an 18-year period.

“Most of our officers are fantastic, the people who specialised in this area are great and they have the skills. The reality is there are so many cultural issues within the police service. “I can’t, I’m not going to make a promise that I can’t stick to,” he told Good Morning Britain. But do I have some officers who shouldn’t be in the Met that I’ve got to identify and get rid of? Pc Carrick did the opposite,” she said. Ms Rolfe assessed the harm caused by David Carrick’s misconduct as “critically high”.

Jean Carrick raised a concern about her son when he was younger following a 'serious allegation'

Jean added: “He always wanted to join the Army. She added: “He just didn’t like my other kids. She told the Guardian: “After that, he changed.