Met officer appears in court charged with 12 more sex attacks

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has appeared in court charged with 12 further sex attacks, taking the total number of charges he faces to 41 against 11 women.

The 47-year-old constable already faced 29 offences against eight alleged victims, including rape, coercive and controlling behaviour and sexual assault between 2009 and 2020.

Carrick was charged last week with a further 12 offences, including another five counts of rape, dating back as far as 2003, according to the Met.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday via video link from Belmarsh Prison wearing grey prison clothes.

Prosecutor Thom Dyke said: “The 12 charges are to be sent to join up with the 29.”

District Judge Michael Snow then sent the case directly to the Old Bailey where Carrick will appear on Tuesday.

He told the defendant: “As far as today is concerned Mr Carrick, your case is sent to the Central Criminal Court.”

Carrick, who was arrested by Hertfordshire Constabulary in October and suspended by the Met, was previously attached to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command.

The 12 further charges he faces are: four counts of sexual assault which allegedly took place between 2018 and 2020; three counts of rape which allegedly took place between 2018 and 2020; one count of rape which allegedly took place in 2004; two counts of assault by penetration which allegedly took place between 2003 and 2009; one count of attempted rape which allegedly took place in 2009; and one count of rape which allegedly took place in 2015.

Some of the charges relate to three new complainants, the court heard.

The offences with which Carrick had already been charged were: 13 counts of rape; five counts of sexual assault; three counts of assault by penetration; three counts of coercive and controlling behaviour; two counts of false imprisonment; one count of attempted rape; one count of attempted sexual assault by penetration; and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.

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The Met said: “We recognise that these are extremely serious and concerning allegations. Referrals have been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as the investigation has progressed.”

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