British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday promised reforms after the case of David Carrick, a Scotland Yard officer who until Tuesday was part of the police force despite being one of the UK’s most prolific sex offenders, was uncovered.
Together with the head of Scotland Yard, Mark Rowley, Sunak has pledged to take measures to prevent «absolutely despicable» cases like Carrick’s from happening again, as well as to ensure that individuals like him have «nowhere to hide».
In that regard, he has called on the Police to address the failures that have been made to restore «trust among the public,» and especially among women and girls. «The abuse of power we have seen this week is absolutely despicable and must be addressed immediately,» he stressed during a visit to a London police station.
«All police forces across the country have been ordered to check all their serving officers and staff against national police databases to identify and remove anyone who should not be serving,» he said.
«The Government has already done a lot to protect the safety of women and girls, but we will continue to work and do whatever it takes to ensure they feel safe and can get on with their lives,» he added.
Carrick, known within the London Metropolitan Police as ‘David the Bastard’ admitted in court on Monday to being behind more than 80 sex offenses, including nearly 50 rapes of 12 women. The credibility of the body is in question after letting him remain active despite the fifteen internal investigations that were opened against him for these facts.
For almost two decades, this consummate and recognized sex offender, who became part of the police force in charge of escorting British and international political leaders, committed dozens of crimes for which at some point he was suspended, however, it has not been until now that measures have finally been taken after he acknowledged the charges.
It is not the first time that Scotland Yard gets angry in a case of this type, after the agent Wayne Couzens was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder in March 2021 of Sarah Everard, a case that shocked the British society. A year later, criticism of the racism and sexism of the institution led to the resignation of the chief commissioner, Cressida Dick.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
