A serial rapist former Met Police officer, who is already serving time, has been found guilty of sexually abusing two more women. David Carrick, 50, from Stevenage, is already in prison for committing 71 sexual offences over a 17 year period. He has already been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 32 years.
However, today he has been found guilty of five further offences against a teenage girl and a former girlfriend. He was convicted of abusing the teen for around 16 months in the late 80s, starting when she was just 12. He was also convicted of raping and abusing another woman he was in a relationship with, between 2014 and 2019.
David Carrick raped even more than we knew
Jurors at the Old Bailey deliberated for five hours before finding him unanimously guilty of:
Five counts of indecent assault against a girl under 16 between April 1989 and August 1990Two counts of rape against a woman, once between December 2014 and April 2016, then between January and December 2019Sexual assault against the same woman between January and December 2019Coercive and controlling behaviour towards the same woman between 2016 and 2019
In the dock, he shook his head repeatedly as the verdicts were read out.
Vile cop calls teenage victim a liar
During the trial, the woman who was subjected to his abuse as a teenager sobbed as she told jurors
When I heard he was a Metropolitan Police officer, the words I have always used were: ‘God help anyone with him with a warrant card’.
Carrick had previously confessed to abusing the teen, in a letter found in his medical record, which he signed from “Dave.” In the letter Carrick said that the girl was “not crazy” and that it was “true”. However, during a police interview, he denied the allegations, calling the girl a liar.
The woman denied making it up and said she had never sought to claim compensation from the police.
Abusive relationship whilst serving in the Met
The other victim told the court that she had been in a “toxic relationship” with Carrick, during which he had repeatedly raped her. The court heard a police interview with the woman, where she said he also verbally abused her, strangled her and kicked her out of their house.
She said Carrick had traumatised her and that she’d never met him. When asked why, she replied
He’s kind of ruined my life, tainted my opinions on sex and relationships and trust and care.
When interviewed in prison about his ex-partner, Carrick said the sex had always been consensual and accused her of being motivated by the MeToo movement.
‘Relentless abuse’ spanning decades
Lead prosecutor on both cases against Carrick, Shilpa Shah said in a statement
It was clear from the compelling testimonies given by these women that they had endured relentless abuse to which they did not consent. One victim was a child when she was indecently assaulted and another was sexually abused by him while he served as a senior police officer.
These factors made it vital to prosecute him a second time – not only because of the severity of the crimes and the public interest arising from him being a police officer when he committed some of them, but also to show the full extent of his offending which spanned decades.
Carrick refused to give evidence in the current trial and denied all charges. In the previous trial, he admitted to all charges. Sentencing starts on Thursday, 20th November.
David Carrick isn’t an exception—it’s time to abolish the lot
As The Canary’s Maryam Jameela pointed out when Carrick was first found guilty in 2023
The police had records of multiple complaints and allegations involving Carrick’s behaviour. However, he never faced a disciplinary hearing. The Met only sacked him last month after he pleaded guilty in court.
It’s become abundantly clear that Carrick is far from the only Met police officer who has abused his power and made women’s lives hell whilst hiding behind the safety of his badge. The Met’s abuse of women, along with the racism, homophobia and the way they treat protestors, is more than enough reason to abolish the whole system.
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