David Carrick: timeline of key events in life of serial rapist

Police officer committed more than 71 serious sexual offences over two decades

• Elite Metropolitan police officer David Carrick revealed as serial rapist

David Carrick, an armed officer in the Metropolitan police's parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, was revealed on Monday to have been a serial rapist who committed more than 71 serious sexual offences. Here are the key dates.

January 1975: Carrick is born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He is brought up in Durrington, near Amesbury, and attends Durrington comprehensive school. After he leaves school he works in the local Co-op.