Met Police officer admits to being serial rapist

[bitchstewie]

Christ

Met Police officer David Carrick admits to being serial rapist

[ChevronB19]

Utterly horrific, and it seems the police really dropped the ball given the complaints early in his career, as admitted by the police.

[ZedLeg]

The Met were told about it on 9 occasions?

Just burn the whole thing down and start again.

[bitchstewie]

I saw the headline but didn't appreciate this bit.

"We are truly sorry that being able to continue to use his role as a police officer may have prolonged the suffering of his victims."

"We know they felt unable to come forward sooner because he told them they would not be believed."

I'd assumed we were talking "leap out the bushes in a mask" type crimes at first where realistically the Met couldn't have known but come to their attention on 9 bloody occasions what the hell is going on in the Met?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Right from when he joined the job he was investigated for violence/harassment towards females.

[ZedLeg]

A complete lack of regard for women's safety apparently.

[s1962a]

Carrick's full list of offences are:

24 counts of rape
nine counts of sexual assault
five counts of assault by penetration
three counts of coercive and controlling behaviour
three counts of false imprisonment
two counts of attempted rape
one count of attempted sexual assault by penetration
one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent
one count of indecent assault

What a wrong un. Hope he gets a full life term with no parole for those offences.

[Trevatanus]

Given the number and gravity of the offences, and his position of trust as a Police Officer, could they impose life?

[Ntv]

bhstewie said:

Christ

Met Police officer David Carrick admits to being serial rapist

Surely you're not genuinely shocked, given the huge percentage of your waking hours spent posting on matters such as this???

[The Hypno-Toad]

Apparently he had complaint raised against him for threatening a woman with an imitation gun just after he had past probation. And the Met put him in the firearms squad...

[Gareth79]

Trevatanus said:

Given the number and gravity of the offences, and his position of trust as a Police Officer, could they impose life?

I'd think 24 counts of rape across multiple victims will always be life, even without taking into account the use of his position to suppress/silence the victims, and without considering all the other offences.

Given he's 48 there's a good chance He may die in prison, I'd think it will be a minimum of 25 years?

Edited by Gareth79 on Monday 16th January 14:09

[Muzzer79]

Ntv said:

bhstewie said:

Christ

Met Police officer David Carrick admits to being serial rapist

Surely you're not genuinely shocked, given the huge percentage of your waking hours spent posting on matters such as this???

[essayer]

would you not consider your place of employment if a colleague had the nickname B*STARD DAVE ?

[andymc]

Gareth79 said:

Trevatanus said:

Given the number and gravity of the offences, and his position of trust as a Police Officer, could they impose life?

I'd think 24 counts of rape across multiple victims will always be life, even without taking into account the use of his position to suppress/silence the victims, and without considering all the other offences.

Given he's 48 there's a good chance He may die in prison, I'd think it will be a minimum of 25 years?

Edited by Gareth79 on Monday 16th January 14:09

rape can carry a life sentence

[Biggy Stardust]

Can any of this be blamed on lack of resources?

I like the hopeful & optimistic spin on events where they "missed opportunities" to deal with him. What kind of mealy-mouthed PR bullst is this?

OTOH the Met has sincerely apologised for everything so it's all good now.

Edited by Biggy Stardust on Monday 16th January 14:40

[The Hypno-Toad]

essayer said:

would you not consider your place of employment if a colleague had the nickname B*STARD DAVE ?

[popbh flashback]

You've got a point but it would have been too confusing to call him "Rapey Dave", no one would know which one you meant. It would be like walking into a Sydney pub and yelling "Oi Scott!"

[/popbh flashback]

Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Monday 16th January 14:24

[Gareth79]

andymc said:

Gareth79 said:

Trevatanus said:

Given the number and gravity of the offences, and his position of trust as a Police Officer, could they impose life?

I'd think 24 counts of rape across multiple victims will always be life, even without taking into account the use of his position to suppress/silence the victims, and without considering all the other offences.

Given he's 48 there's a good chance He may die in prison, I'd think it will be a minimum of 25 years?

Edited by Gareth79 on Monday 16th January 14:09

rape can carry a life sentence

Yes, I meant life with a minimum 25.

[2xChevrons]

Really doesn't say much for the Met's detective skills that someone within their own ranks committed multiple offences, and the same offence multiple times, and was called 'bd Dave'...and they didn't catch him.

I jest of course - it depends entirely on whether they, as an institution, 'wanted' to do anything about him.

I'm not sure that the official statement that his nickname was nothing to do with his sexual crimes but because he was "mean and cruel" really salve the situation - are meanness and cruelty acceptable traits for a police officer?

Wasn't Wayne Couzens nicknamed 'the rapist' by his colleagues?

It really boggles the mind. I think I might have to +1 on the 'burn it down and start again' statement

[Hereward]

Will he be isolated from the general population in prison? I assume nature would run its course rather quickly if not. Hopefully a door will be accidentally left unlocked...

[55palfers]

Cressida, what were you actually doing whilst in charge of The Met for 5 years?