Detective raped by former Met officer David Carrick calls for force chief to resign

Linda Williams, a 60-year-old detective from Hertfordshire, has called on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley to resign over the way the force handled her case. She has waived her right to anonymity, and The Guardian reported her call on 23 October 2026.

Williams was raped in 2004 by David Carrick, who was then a Metropolitan Police officer. She reported the attack in 2021. Carrick, now 51, is a former armed officer and is serving 37 life sentences after attacking more than a dozen women. He pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offences.

Carrick's crimes spanned two decades, according to BBC News. At sentencing, the judge said his treatment of victims showed an astonishing degree of moral corruption.

Williams also brought a civil case against the Metropolitan Police, seeking damages on the basis that the force failed to protect her from Carrick. The case was settled for an undisclosed six-figure sum, and the force did not admit liability. A civil case is a dispute between private parties, usually seeking money, rather than a criminal prosecution.

Williams said the force's legal team questioned the severity of her post-traumatic stress disorder, a mental health condition that can develop after traumatic events. She described the handling of her case by the Metropolitan Police as "like being raped all over again."

Separately, the Telegraph reported in 2024 that Carrick will lose 65 per cent of his police pension, which it put at least £10,000 a year.