Serving Met police officer appears in court after being charged with rape

The alleged incident took place in September 2020

A Metropolitan police officer has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on Monday charged with rape. PC David Carrick, of Stevenage, is accused of attacking a woman in St Albans during the night of 4 September 2020. The 46-year-old, who is based within the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, appeared at Hatfield Magistrates' Court via video link. Carrick was remanded in custody and is due to appear at St Albans Court on 1 November. The Met said Carrick was off-duty at the time of the alleged incident and was suspended on October 2 last year. Carrick was charged by Hertfordshire Constabulary on October 3 after being arrested the day before. The matter has also been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Police Commissioner Cressida Dick responded to the allegations: "I am deeply concerned to hear the news that an officer from the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command has been arrested and now charged with this serious offence.

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