Met officer facing 41 charges has three rape offences added

METROPOLITAN Police officer David Carrick has been charged with three more counts of rape, bringing total charges against him to 44.

The 47-year-old constable already faced 41 charges involving 11 alleged victims, including rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, and sexual assault between 2003 and 2020.

Yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to charge Carrick with the additional offences that relate to one complainant and are alleged to have taken place between 2008 and 2009.

Mr Carrick will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on May 13 in relation to the new charges. He is also listed to appear for a case management hearing at Canterbury Crown Court later in the month.

Mr Carrick, who was arrested by Hertfordshire Police in October and suspended by the Met, was previously attached to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command.

He is charged with 44 offences against 12 women between 2003 and 2020.

The Met said: “We recognise that these are extremely serious and concerning allegations. Referrals have been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as the investigation has progressed. The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards continues to monitor developments closely and will provide whatever support it can to Hertfordshire officers.”