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Old Bailey Convicts Ex-Met Officer David Carrick of Abusing Girl and Raping Former Partner

A 1990 confession letter recovered from his medical records was presented as key evidence.

Overview

  • Jurors found Carrick guilty of five indecent assaults against a 12-year-old in 1989–1990 and of two rapes, one sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour against a woman in 2014–2019.
  • Both victims reported the abuse after his 2023 convictions for attacks on 12 women, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
  • Carrick, already serving multiple life sentences, denied the new allegations and chose not to give evidence during the Old Bailey trial.
  • Prosecutors said compelling testimony and the recovered confession underpinned the case, and the court admitted bad-character evidence supporting the woman’s account.
  • Hertfordshire Police said the 1990 letter might have altered events if handed to officers at the time and urged any further victims to come forward.