Woman warned about Carrick as cop - now on trial for child sex abuse

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick (Elizabeth Cook/PA) Elizabeth Cook

A woman who alleges she was sexually abused by David Carrick as a child told a court she feared for others when she learned he had become a police officer. «When I heard he was a Metropolitan Police officer, the words I have always used were: 'God help anyone with him with a warrant card',» she testified at the Old Bailey.

Carrick, 50, is on trial accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting the woman in the late 1980s when she was between 12 and 14 years old and he was a teenager. He denies five counts of sexual assault relating to the girl in 1989 and 1990. He also faces separate charges of raping another woman and subjecting her to a non-consensual sex act between 2014 and 2019, which he also denies.

The first complainant broke down in tears during her testimony. She insisted the alleged abuse «completely happened» and said: «I wouldn't be here for no reason.» When asked about the assaults, she stated: «He touched me sexually.» She emphasized she was not seeking financial gain, telling the court: «I have done this knowing I am not going to get any compensation. I'm still doing this knowing I'm not getting compensation.»

Admission letter

Prosecutor Tom Little KC told the jury that a letter recovered from Carrick's medical records appeared to contain admissions about the abuse of the first complainant. In the letter, Carrick allegedly described the girl as «not crazy» and wrote that his actions were «true». The complainant questioned why Carrick would have written such an admission if the allegations were false, saying: «I'm just not sure why he would have left a note admitting it then.»

Prior convictions

Carrick is already a convicted sex offender. He pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to a large number of sexual offenses against 12 other women, involving 71 instances of sexual violence over a 17-year period. The current trial also includes allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted a second woman during what prosecutors described as a toxic relationship between 2014 and 2019, during which he allegedly exercised coercive and controlling behaviour. Neither alleged victim can be identified for legal reasons. The trial continues.

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