By Lucy Caulkett-
Disgraced former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, (pictured) has been given an additional life sentence after being found guilty of further sexual offences against two more victims, including the rape of an ex-partner and the indecent assault of a 12-year-old girl. The verdicts were delivered by a jury at the Old Bailey on November 19, 2025.
Carrick, who is already serving 36 life sentences for admitting to 71 sexual offences against 12 women in 2023, was found guilty of nine new charges:
Five counts of indecent assault against a girl (aged 12 at the time) between April 1989 and August 1990.
Two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, and one count of coercive and controlling behaviour in relation to a former partner between 2014 and 2019.
During the trial, the court heard compelling testimony from the victims. The second victim described a “toxic relationship” where Carrick used his position as an armed police officer to scare women into silence. He had denied the new allegations, claiming the sex was consensual and the child accuser was lying, but declined to give evidence in court. A written confession by Carrick regarding the child abuse, found in his medical records, was presented as evidence.
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A second victim was subjected to sexual abuse while Carrick was a serving police officer. She described how he called her abusive names, controlled her daily activities, urinated on her, and raped her. Both victims came forward to report the abuse after Carrick was convicted of sex offences against 12 women in 2023.
At trial, the testimonies of the victims formed the basis of the case presented in court by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
On Thursday, Mrs Justice McGowan handed Carrick another life sentence but agreed that his minimum term should remain at 32 years – as set in 2023, as she recognised the “courage and resilience” of the victims in her sentencing remarks. She also noted Carrick’s “cynical willingness” for the two women to be forced to give evidence in court due to his continued denial of wrongdoing.
She added: “I have no doubt that you are dangerous and the life sentences on an earlier occasion are fully merited.”
The new convictions reveal Carrick’s predatory sexual abuse began when he was a teenager, targeting a 12-year-old girl, and carried on for the next three decades.
The girl had reported the abuse at the time it happened, shaming Carrick into a written confession in which he spelled out “it was true”.
While working in the Met, Carrick was part of the elite Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection unit, which has responsibility for guarding VIP visitors, senior politicians, and Royalty.
The court heard that Carrick abused the girl repeatedly over the course of 18 months, putting his hand over her mouth to stop her letting out a scream and at times trapping her between a chair and sofa to stop her escaping.
When Carrick was confronted about his behaviour, he wrote a letter saying the girl was “not crazy” and that it was “true”.
The letter, recovered from Carrick’s medical records, is signed “Dave”, and reads: “It was true but I stopped about 4 months ago”.
It goes on: “I promised myself I wouldn’t never go near her again and I have kept that promise and I always will.”
It ends: “Please don’t try to talk about it.”
Strong supporting evidence included a letter written by Carrick at the time of his offending against the young girl in which he made partial admissions to his behaviour.
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The prosecution was successful in being able to present bad character evidence to the jury – showing Carrick’s history of similar crimes, such as coercive and controlling behaviour and rape, which reinforced the second victim’s account.
Shilpa Shah, who authorised charges and led both prosecutions by the CPS against Carrick, said: “It was clear from the compelling testimonies given by these women that they had endured relentless abuse to which they did not consent.
“One victim was a child when she was indecently assaulted by David Carrick, and another was sexually abused by him while he served as a senior police officer.
“These factors made it vital to prosecute him a second time – not only because of the severity of the crimes and the public interest arising from him being a police officer when he committed some of them, but also to show the full extent of his offending which spanned decades.
“By bringing this case to court, we ensured the victims’ voices were heard and their experiences were formally acknowledged. We hope today’s convictions provide them with a sense of justice and will help them move forward with their lives.”
Carrick, formerly of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, was found guilty of five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in 1989 and 1990 and convicted of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and one of coercive and controlling behaviour towards the second victim.
The former MPS officer was jailed in February 2023 for a minimum of 30 years after pleading guilty to 49 offences against 12 women over nearly two decades, including 24 counts of rape and further counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent Iain Moor of Hertfordshire Constabulary said: “I would like to thank these victims for coming forward and commend their bravery in doing so. Both had to face Carrick in court and re-live the abuse they had suffered and the trauma of those past events.
“I hope this case will give anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault or rape and has not reported it, the courage to come forward.
“I would also like to commend my team who have worked hard to bring Carrick to justice, carrying out two separate investigations over a period of four years. The details of David Carrick’s crimes are truly shocking and have been hard to hear, particularly for us as an investigation team made up of serving police officers and staff, both men and women.
“Carrick abused some of his victims while being a police officer himself. When he should have been protecting people from abuse, he was perpetrating it. Not only that but he used his position as a police officer to scare women into silence and in doing so protect himself from justice.
“The police service is committed to tackling violence against women and girls in all its forms and I hope our response in this case serves to reassure victims of our commitment to them and that we will relentlessly pursue those offenders who target women in this way. No one is above the law.”
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