David Carrick, the former Metropolitan Police officer and convicted serial sex offender, has been handed a 37th life sentence at the Old Bailey for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. The 50-year-old, who served as an armed officer, was sentenced by Mrs Justice McGowan to a minimum of 30 years, to run concurrently with his existing 36 life sentences.
Carrick sexually assaulted the child when he was a teenager in the late 1980s, and more than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to degrading and humiliating abuse between 2014 and 2019. He was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault, coercive and controlling behaviour, and five counts of indecent assault.
Carrick had previously pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offences, including 48 rapes, against 12 other women over 17 years, for which he received 36 life sentences with a minimum term of 32 years. He denied the fresh allegations but declined to give evidence.
In sentencing, Justice McGowan acknowledged the courage and resilience of the victims, noting Carrick's cynical willingness to force them to give evidence. She stated that the assaults on the child were the first examples of his predatory sexual disposition and that he is dangerous.
Victims described the lasting trauma in statements read to the court. The woman abused as a child said Carrick's actions caused her to relive trauma and severely impacted her mental health, adding that she does not believe he has remorse. The woman he raped said she learned survival instead of love and fights through fear and exhaustion.
Senior crown prosecutor Shilpa Shah described Carrick as manipulative, controlling, and abusive, thanking the victims for coming forward. Police have urged any other victims to report their experiences.
