Reuters reports:
A former London police officer was jailed on Tuesday for at least 30 years for a “catalogue of violence and brutal sexual offending” in a sustained campaign of abuse against women. David Carrick, who worked in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, used his position of power to intimidate many of his victims, saying no one would believe their word against that of a serving officer, prosecutors said.
Carrick’s offences, which included 24 counts of rape, were all committed while serving in the Metropolitan Police – piling further pressure on Britain’s biggest police force, which is already reeling from a series of scandals in recent years. He appeared in the dock of London’s Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday as Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb imposed a life sentence with a minimum term of 32 years minus the time he has already served.
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Serial rapist and former London Metropolitan police officer David Carrick given 36 life sentences, and will serve more than 30 years for offences against 12 women https://t.co/fCwLGjwi1l
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BREAKING: Former Met Police officer David Carrick is sentenced to 36 life sentences with a minimum term of 30 years.
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Reluctance of victims to report David Carrick’s crimes in fear they would not be believed represents “astonishing degree of moral corruption” in the way victims are “seen and treated in society” says Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb at his sentencinghttps://t.co/9PeelQS7e0
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Breaking News: A former London police officer, David Carrick, received life in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of 12 women while serving on the force.https://t.co/v1oCw5xdSn
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