Disgraced Officer Receives 36 Life Sentences for Multiple Crimes

David Carrick, a former Metropolitan Police officer, has been classified as one of the UK’s most notorious sex offenders after being sentenced to 36 life terms at Southwark Crown Court. The 48-year-old pleaded guilty to 49 charges, which encompass at least 85 distinct offences, including over 71 sexual assaults and 48 rapes.

Carrick’s sentencing mandates that he serve a minimum of 30 years and 239 days. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, who presided over the case, drew parallels between Carrick’s actions and those of Joseph McCann and Reynhard Sinaga, both of whom are considered Britain’s most prolific rapists.

In 2019, McCann, 37, received 33 life sentences for a series of sexual assaults on 11 women and children, including one as young as 11, during a 15-day spree fuelled by drugs and alcohol. Sinaga, 39, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 30 years in 2020 after being convicted of over 150 offences, including 136 counts of rape against 48 men, though police suspect he may have assaulted over 190 potential victims.