David Carrick - the serial rapist police officer
Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, the Met's lead for professionalism, said Carrick's offending was "unprecedented in policing".
David Carrick has pleaded guilty to multiple rapes and sexual assaults against 12 women over a 17-year period - all while he was a serving officer with London's Metropolitan Police. In all, there were 49 offences, including 24 counts of rape. He was suspended from duty as an armed officer when he was arrested in October 2021 but the Met has apologised after it emerged he'd come to the attention of police over nine claims between 2000 and 2021.
Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, the Met's lead for professionalism, said Carrick's offending was "unprecedented in policing". "We should have spotted his pattern of abusive behaviour and because we didn't, we missed opportunities to remove him from the organisation," she said.
Speaking outside court, Det Ch Insp Iain Moor, from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: "The details of David Carrick's crimes are truly shocking". He said he expects even more victims to come forward.
For 5 Minutes On, 麻豆社 News Correspondent Helena Wilkinson, explains the background and details of the case.
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