Police officer faces 12 new charges including five of rape
A Met Police officer accused of a catalogue of sex attacks against eight women appeared in court today (mon) charged with 12 additional offences.
PC David Carrick, 47, was first charged with raping a woman in a hotel room on 5 September 2020 after meeting her on a Tinder date.
The new charges against Carrick, who was part of the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, cover two counts of rape, one of attempted rape, and two of assault by penetration, against three new complainants, between 2003 and 2015.
Three further counts of rape and four of sexual assault relate to one complainant already a part of the prosecution, with the new offences said to have taken place between 2018 and 2020.
Carrick, who now faces a total of 41 charges, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from HMP Belmarsh.
‘There is already a 29-count indictment against Mr Carrick,’ said Patrick Hill, defending, said.
‘One of the complainants, the first, is a complainant who is already before the Crown Court. These are further charges.’
He earlier denied the 29 offences against eight women between 2009 and 2020: thirteen 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; one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.
The additional 12 charges will merge with the existing indictment and Carrick, from Stevenage, Herts, was remanded in custody ahead of a further hearing at the Old Bailey tomorrow (tues).
Earlier Peter Burt, Senior District Crown Prosecutor for CPS Thames and Chiltern, said:
‘We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’
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