A serving police officer who was raped by David Carrick has said she didn't report it to the Met because her colleagues would have 'laughed' and it would have been 'the end of my career'
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The victim, who cannot be named, told Sky News:"I feel incredibly guilty because I could have protected . I'm paid to protect other people and maybe, if I had reported him, he would have been slung out of the job and I could have protected some victims. When I heard in 2021 he'd been arrested, I finally did do something about it because I felt so bad.
"The culture was if you reported something like that it would label you more than them. I refused to go through my career as the woman who alleges rape."PC David Carrick films around his houseThe woman, who was single, met Carrick when they worked together as Met Police officers in 2004 and began a"flirty" relationship almost immediately.
The woman said:"Obviously, he said sorry to me first but it doesn't really mean much, does it? He's offered support and counselling, but I don't want Met counselling, I don't trust the Met Police in anything to do with me as a victim. I told him that."The woman welcomed the commissioner's determination to encourage officers to report bad and criminal behaviour by colleagues, but says the culture won't change quickly.
"The Met have brought in a phrase to challenge people and acknowledge when they've said or done something wrong.
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