Police watchdog investigates conduct of 12 officers and staff in David Carrick case

IOPC says 11 current or former officers and one staff member being investigated over handling of allegations against Carrick

Twelve police employees, including serving officers, are under investigation for misconduct over the handling of allegations against the serial rapist and former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick.

Carrick, 48, a former armed officer, pleaded guilty in January to 85 serious offences including 48 rapes between 2003 and 2020, making him one of the worst sexual offenders in modern British criminal history.