Police failed to act on historic sex abuse claims against rapist Met officer
Summary
The police failed to act on reports of abuse by a Metropolitan Police officer, David Carrick, in 2016. Carrick, who was later arrested and jailed for multiple rapes, abused his youngest victim for 18 months starting in 1989. Wiltshire Police apologized for not investigating the 2016 report properly.Key Facts
- David Carrick, a former Metropolitan Police officer, was reported to Wiltshire Police in 2016 for abuse but no action was taken.
- Carrick was arrested in 2021 and convicted of raping and abusing 12 women.
- Carrick received a life sentence in 2023 for multiple offenses, including raping five women after 2016.
- His youngest known victim reported abuse starting from 1989 when she was 12 years old.
- Wiltshire Police failed to notify their London counterparts about the allegations.
- Two Wiltshire officers received final written warnings for misconduct.
- A letter from Carrick admitting abuse in 1990 existed in medical records but wasn't found during police vetting.
- Wiltshire Police have apologized unreservedly for not investigating the abuse reports initially.
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