MADRID, 16 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
David Carrick, a London Metropolitan Police officer, has pleaded guilty this Monday to 49 sexual offenses committed uninterruptedly over 18 years, making him one of the most dangerous serial rapists in UK criminal history. .
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office has described Carrick’s crimes as “appalling” and has urged security forces to root out “criminal” police officers in an effort to “restore confidence” in the British people, who “has been shattered”, as reported by Sky News.
According to testimony heard during the trial, the 48-year-old man met some of his victims through internet dating apps, and used his position as a police officer to gain their trust. Carrick has admitted to raping nine women, some on multiple occasions, over months or years.
Some victims were locked in a small cupboard under the stairs in their Hertfordshire home for hours without food or forced to clean their home naked. In addition, he went so far as to whip a woman with a belt and urinate on some of them.
The London Metropolitan Police has issued a statement detailing that Carrick has been remanded and will stand trial at a hearing scheduled in Southwark starting on Monday 6 February. Likewise, it has regretted the facts and has recognized errors within the organization.
“Carrick is a prolific serial sex offender who preyed on women over a period of years, abusing his position as a police officer and committing the most horrific and demeaning crimes,” Deputy Commissioner Barbara Gray said in a statement.
In this sense, he has recognized the failure to stop his “pattern of abusive behavior.” “Because we didn’t, we missed opportunities to get him out of the organization,” she has said, adding that his actions have had “a devastating impact on women’s confidence.”
Specifically, Carrick has pleaded guilty to at least 24 counts of rape, including nine for sexual assault, five for penetration, three for coercive and controlling behavior, three for false imprisonment, two for attempted rape, or one for attempted assault. sexual with penetration, among others.
Carrick joined the Metropolitan Police in 2001 and worked in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection command until his arrest and suspension in October 2021 by Hertfordshire Police after being charged with rape.
