Exclusive reporting reveals that David Carrick, the Metropolitan Police officer convicted as a serial rapist, was once stationed at the same central London police station where a group of officers were recently dismissed following a damning BBC Panorama documentary.
Charing Cross Station's Troubled History
Charing Cross police station has become synonymous with institutional misconduct within the Metropolitan Police. Seven officers were sacked from the station after undercover filming captured them making sexualised and racist comments about detainees. The BBC Panorama programme, which aired in October last year, exposed officers calling for immigrants to be shot, reveling in the use of force, and being dismissive of rape allegations.
Carrick's Temporary Assignment Revealed
We can now exclusively disclose that David Carrick worked at Charing Cross police station between 2018 and 2019. This six-month temporary assignment occurred while Carrick was serving as an armed officer in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection branch. Until now, this detail of his career had not been made public.
Carrick, who is currently serving 37 life sentences for sexually abusing 14 women over a 17-year period, was formally dismissed from the Metropolitan Police in January 2023. In a separate case last November, a jury found him guilty of five counts of sexual assault for molesting a 12-year-old girl over an 18-month period when he was just 14 years old.
Victim's Response to the Revelation
Carrick's youngest known victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, responded to the news of his Charing Cross assignment by stating: "This doesn't surprise me in the slightest – I'm sure he fitted right in there. It further proves that abuse in the Met is systemic and runs deep."
The woman, now a mother in her forties, bravely spoke about how the abuse she suffered "ruined everything" and made daily functioning, sleep, and all aspects of life "much harder to deal with." She encouraged other victims to speak up, saying: "Don't let him bully you. He's got no hold over you. For your own sanity, you've got to speak up."
Pattern of Misconduct at Charing Cross
The BBC Panorama investigation revealed that the offensive remarks were made both on and off duty between August 2024 and January 2025, involving officers ranging from police constable to sergeant rank. This followed an earlier Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation in 2022 that found "disgraceful" behaviour at the same station, including participation in a homophobic, racist, and misogynistic WhatsApp group.
Seven officers and one staff member were dismissed for gross misconduct following the Panorama documentary. The Metropolitan Police confirmed Carrick's temporary assignment in a statement, noting that officers usually based at Apex House in William IV Street were temporarily moved to Charing Cross Police Station for approximately six months during the 2018-2019 period.
This revelation adds another layer to the growing evidence of systemic problems within certain units of the Metropolitan Police, connecting one of Britain's most notorious police criminals to a station already under intense scrutiny for cultural failures and abusive behaviour among its personnel.
