A detective who was raped by a colleague has criticised the Metropolitan Police’s handling of her case, saying the experience felt like “being raped again”.
Linda Williams was attacked by David Carrick, a former police officer who was jailed in 2023 for sexual offences against 12 women.
Williams’s comments focus on the way the Metropolitan Police dealt with the case after the attack. She said the force’s handling of the matter added to the trauma she had already experienced.
Carrick’s imprisonment followed the disclosure of offences involving multiple women. The case raised serious concerns about how allegations against him had been handled before he was convicted and jailed.
Williams’s account highlights the impact that police procedures and responses can have on victims of sexual violence, particularly when the alleged attacker is a colleague. Her criticism places the Metropolitan Police’s treatment of the case at the centre of her experience.
The available information does not give further details of the force’s response or indicate what action may follow Williams’s comments.
