Detective raped by colleague says Met handling of case ‘like being raped again’

Former detective Linda Williams has described the Metropolitan Police’s approach to her case, in which she was raped by a colleague, as a profoundly re-traumatising experience. Williams stated that the way the force dealt with her allegations made her feel “like being raped again,” highlighting the deep distress caused by the institutional response. Her attacker, David Carrick, a former Metropolitan Police officer, was incarcerated in 2023 after admitting to a series of severe sexual offenses against a dozen women over several years. Williams’s powerful statement underscores concerns about how internal complaints of sexual misconduct and assault are handled within the police force, particularly when the perpetrator is a fellow officer. Her comments bring into sharp focus the impact of such processes on victims within the police ranks and the broader implications for trust and accountability.