The woman was just a 12-year-old schoolgirl when she was attacked by Met Police rapist David Carrick – and has now urged other survivors to ‘speak up’ after he was handed a 37th life sentence
The youngest known victim of serial sex offender David Carrick has spoken publicly for the first time about the horrific abuse she endured.
The woman, who was targeted by the former Metropolitan Police officer when she was just a 12-year-old schoolgirl in the late 1980s, has come forward with an urgent plea for other potential survivors to break their silence. Her exclusive interview with the Mirror follows a court ruling last week in which the 50-year-old predator was handed a 37th life sentence for his crimes against her and another woman, bringing the number of known victims to 14.
Carrick was already serving a minimum term of 32 years after admitting to a staggering 71 offences, including 48 rapes, committed over a 17-year period.
Now a mother in her 40s, the survivor is determined to ensure that Carrick’s intimidation tactics no longer hold power over his victims. Urging others who suffered at his hands to come forward, she said: “If I can help even just one person, I will.”
Everything you need to know
- David Carrick, a former Met Police officer and serial sex offender, has received a 37th life sentence for historical offences committed against a schoolgirl and another woman. The latest sentencing adds to his existing prison term of a minimum of 32 years, which was handed down after he admitted to 71 offences, including 48 rapes, over a 17-year period.
- The youngest victim, who was just 12 years old when the abuse began in the late 1980s, has spoken out for the first time to encourage other survivors to come forward. Now a mother in her 40s, she is urging others not to let their abusers bully them into silence, telling the Mirror: “Don’t let him bully you. He’s got no hold over you. For your own sanity, you’ve got to speak up.”
- Detailing the long-term impact of the crimes, the woman explained how the abuse destroyed her trust in others, severely damaged her mental health and affected relationships with her family. She revealed that when news of Carrick’s initial convictions broke, the trauma it brought up caused her to start drinking and caused a temporary breakdown in her relationship with her children.
- The survivor firmly believes other dangerous officers remain hidden within the Metropolitan Police, warning that the force’s toxic culture has not yet sufficiently changed and saying: “There is another David.”
- She also highlighted a critical missed opportunity to stop Carrick, noting that she reported the abuse to an NHS counsellor 35 years ago, yet no action was taken to prevent him from joining the police.
- Despite the pain of the last three decades, the victim says the recent guilty verdict has given her with a sense of closure and the ability to wipe the slate clean. She is now determined to leave the trauma behind, prioritise her family, and use her experience to advocate for other victims of sexual violence.
- READ THE FULL STORY: Youngest victim of Met Police rapist David Carrick urges other survivors to ‘speak up’
