Rapist ex-Met officer David Carrick found guilty of more sex offences

The former officer was handed 36 life sentences in 2023 after admitting to a litany of crimes that included at least 71 sexual offences and 48 rapes.

Following his convictions, two further victims came forward to police, prompting an additional nine criminal charges.

The latest convictions show that Carrick began three decades of sexual abuse when he was just a teenager in the late 1980s, with a 12-year-old girl.

The girl had reported the abuse at the time, claiming to have told her mother about the abuse, but it was “brushed under the carpet like it was nothing”, she said.

Carrick even wrote a confession letter claiming "it was true, but it stopped four months ago."

In the letter, Carrick added that he was “so sorry”, and says the girl “doesn’t have to worry ever again”.

“Please don’t try to talk about it,” he said in the letter.

However, as the trial came around, Carrick refused to sit in the witness box for questioning, and claimed the girl was lying.

It is expected that Ms Justice McGowan will extend the minimum term that Carrick, who is already serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years, will serve when he is sentenced for these new convictions.

Carrick was described as “very sly” and “manipulative” by the victim in a police interview.

Carrick abused the girl repeatedly over an 18-month period. He has been described as putting his hand over her mouth to stop her screaming, and even trapping her between a chair and sofa to stop her leaving.

The victim told the court: “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.’”

The second new victim, a former partner of Carrick, met the 50-year-old on a dating website.

She described him as “charming, witty, sarcastic", and was aware that he was a police officer.

But she then detailed how Carrick would go on to rape her on multiple occasions, while explaining how her life was “ruined” and her views on sex and relationships were left destroyed.

After his arrest, Carrick had claimed to police that she was lying, and just wanted to be a part of the "Me Too" movement.

Describing one of the rapes, she told the court: “I couldn’t wait until it was over.

“I didn’t want to do it. I was trying to fight him off. I said no.”

The victim also described how Carrick would hurl abuse at her in order for her to "obey" him.

Much of Carrick's sexual desires that were described from the victim matched crimes that he had previously been convicted on.

After the verdict, senior crown prosecutor Shilpa Shah said: “I would describe David Carrick as a manipulative, controlling and abusive man who created a facade for the rest of the world so that no one would realise what he was doing behind closed doors.

“He was aggressive, abusive, violent, and yet he appeared to be charming and charismatic.

"He didn’t count on his victims coming forward and exposing him as they have and I’d like to thank them for doing so.

“This is one of the most horrific, harrowing cases that I’ve had to deal with.

"Having to listen to the accounts of the victims, of the degrading and humiliating abuse that they had to suffer, was really quite difficult to do.

“It has been very shocking and that’s why I’d like to thank the victims for coming forward and having the courage to describe what they had to go through so that we were able to secure the convictions that we have today.”

Det Supt Iain Moor, of Hertfordshire constabulary, said: “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to get justice for the victims.

"This was all about them and ensuring that they had a voice and that they were able to tell their story and be believed. Hopefully it will help them with their recovery.

“Hopefully, people are starting to feel more confident to come forward and report matters to the police. I think there’s still more work to do."

Mr Moor added that the Carrick case, along with the murder of Sarah Everard by another serving Met officer, Wayne Couzens, had been “hugely damaging” to the force.