Met Police firearms officer, 47, from diplomatic protection unit who is accused of 29 sex attacks against eight women denies six new rape charges
- David Carrick, 47, is charged with 29 offences, including 13 counts of rape
- Today he denied nine of those charges of rape and sex attacks on four women
- At a previous hearing he also denied 20 charges against four other women
- Carrick is due to face a six-week trial at St Alban’s Crown Court on April 26
An elite armed police officer from the Met’s diplomatic protection unit accused of 29 sex attacks on eight women over 11 years today denied a plethora of new charges including six rapes.
PC David Carrick, 47, who has been suspended by Scotland Yard, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court this afternoon.
The officer, who served with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, is currently charged with a total of 29 offences against eight women between 2009 and 2020.
These include 13 rapes including one of a woman he met on a Tinder date and other charges such as keeping an alleged victim prisoner in a cupboard under the stairs and urinating on three women against their will.
Wearing a dark suit, pale blue shirt, tie and black face mask, Carrick spoke to confirm his name before denying nine new charges, taking the total of not guilty pleas from 20 to 29.
The latest nine charges relate to four women and include six counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, one count of assault by penetration and one count of controlling and coercive behaviour between 2009 and 2018.
Today Carrick spoke only to confirm his name and to reply ‘not guilty’ to the court clerk when each of the nine charges were read out. He was flanked by three dock officers in black uniform after being bought in from maximum security Belmarsh jail.
David Carrick in the dock at Woolwich Crown Court where he today denied carrying out nine sex attacks on four women. The officer, who served with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, is charged with a total of 29 offences against eight women between 2009 and 2020
Carrick, (pictured left in the dock, right at work) from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, faces trial at St Alban’s Crown Court
The 47-year-old (pictured) is due to face a six-week trial on April 26 at St Albans Crown Court
Carrick has previously denied a further 20 charges against four other complainants, including allegations that he raped one woman he met on dating app Tinder, false imprisonment, and sexually assaulted three women by urinating on them.
He faces trial at St Albans Crown Court on April 26 on all 29 charges which are: 13 counts of rape, five counts of sexual assault, three counts of assault by penetration, three counts of coercive and controlling behaviour, two counts of false imprisonment, one count of attempted rape, one count of attempted sexual assault by penetration and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb remanded Carrick, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in custody, ahead of his next court appearance at the Old Bailey on March 11.
Peter Burt, Senior District Crown Prosecutor for CPS Thames and Chiltern, said last month: ‘Following an ongoing investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary, with continued support from the CPS, we have now charged David Carrick with a total of 29 alleged offences against eight women.
Met Police firearms officer David Carrick, 47, (pictured) is charged with 29 offences- including 13 counts of rape- that date from 2009 to 2020
‘We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’
Carrick was based within the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, the armed unit stationed in Westminster, and is responsible for the protection of sensitive sites such as Downing Street.
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