Summary

  • Former Met Police officer David Carrick receives 36 life sentences after pleading guilty to 85 offences, including multiple rapes.

  • Regarded as one of the UK's most prolific sex offenders, he was told he will serve at least 30 years in prison

  • He admitted dozens of rapes, against 12 victims between 2003 and 2020, while he was a serving police officer

  • On Monday, the prosecution gave detailed descriptions of Carrick's offences, and read out statements from his victims

  • One woman said she had "encountered evil" in the shape of Carrick

  • Carrick, 48, was sacked by the Met in January for gross misconduct and the force apologised for failing to identify and remove him

Live Reporting

Thomas Mackintosh, James FitzGerald and Rob Corp

  1. How did we get here?

    June Kelly, Claire Ellison and Judith Burns
    BBC News home affairs

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    For 20 years, David Carrick, a serial rapist and violent sexual predator, wore a police uniform and, for much of that time, also carried a gun.

    In his private life, he controlled and abused his victims, subjecting them to appalling acts of degradation.

    He was finally stopped when one woman decided to report him in October 2021, following publicity about disgraced Met Police officer PC Wayne Couzens, who killed Sarah Everard.

    The woman described how, a year earlier, she had met Carrick on Tinder, the dating app. On their first encounter, she says he plied her with drink and took her to a hotel room where he raped her.

    Carrick has now admitted 49 charges relating to 12 victims.

    The Met has apologised after it emerged Carrick had come to its attention and that of three other forces nine times. His crimes have left the police with serious questions to answer.

  2. Good morning

    Welcome to our coverage of the sentencing of former Met Police officer David Carrick.

    The 48-year-old has admitted 49 charges including serious sexual violence, and is regarded as one of the UK’s most prolific sex offenders.

    His crimes span two decades, and they took place when he was a serving Met Police officer.

    We're at Southwark Crown Court for his two-day sentencing hearing. First we'll hear more from the prosecution about what he did, and later we'll hear from his victims.