Carrick, 48, carried out more than 71 offences over 17 years, despite force being told repeatedly of allegations
A Metropolitan police officer has been revealed as a serial rapist who committed more than 71 serious sexual offences, despite the force being told of repeated allegations over two decades that he was a threat to women.
The scale of offending by Carrick, 48, spanning 17 years, makes him one of the worst sexual offenders in modern criminal history. No action was taken, with the women either refusing to formally complain or withdrawing their cooperation from the police investigation. A court earlier heard that before one alleged attack on a woman in September 2020, Carrick, from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, flashed his police warrant card to make the woman feel safe, bragged about guarding the prime minister, and said his work nickname was “bastard Dave”.
He verbally abused the women, calling one his “slave”, and used sexual violence to degrade them, including urinating on some of the women. The Met said Carrick should never have been allowed to join the force and that his offending was “unprecedented” in its duration and nature, and follows a string of other scandals.