A former British police officer was sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment with an effective sentence of 30 years and 239 days for assaulting a dozen women over the age of 17.
David Carrick, 48, who was fired from London’s Metropolitan Police in January after 22 years’ service, has pleaded guilty to 85 offenses against 12 women, including 48 rapes, between 2003 and 2020.
The verdict was read at Southwark Criminal Court in South London.
Carrick’s crimes were all committed while on the force, including in embassies and parliament.
According to police, Carrick met the victims on electronic sites or public places, using his status as a security officer to gain trust.
Some women were abused for years, sometimes locked in a cupboard under the stairs with no food for hours, called “slaves”, financially controlled and socially isolated.
“He loved to humiliate his victims and deftly used his professional position to make them realize that there was no point in asking for help because they would never be believed,” revealed Detective Inspector Iain Moor.
Carrick was not arrested on rape charges until 2021, which led to a series of other testimonies and allegations.
“On behalf of the Metropolitan Police, I would like to apologize to the women who have suffered at the hands of David Carrick. We should have noticed and identified the conduct and, as we have not, we have missed opportunities to remove it,” lamented Deputy Commissioner Barbara Gray.
This case comes just two years after the shocking case of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who was raped and violently murdered in March 2021 by another cop, Wayne Couzens.
The London Metropolitan Police say they are now investigating 1,633 cases where 1,071 of their staff have been charged with domestic violence or sex crimes.
Source: DN
