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A London police officer based in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command was charged with rape on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
David Carrick, aged 46, was charged by police in Hertfordshire, where he was off-duty at the time.
The charge comes days after Wayne Couzens, an officer in the same command, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard in March in a case that shocked Britain and stirred protests over violence against women.
The Metropolitan Police said it was “sickened, angered and devastated” by Couzens’ crimes, and its Commissioner Cressida Dick apologised to Everard’s family.
The case triggered calls for major reform over how police officers are vetted and how crimes against women are dealt with.
Sarah Everard murder: ex-British police officer Wayne Couzens sentenced to whole life order
Speaking about Sunday’s rape charge, Dick said: “I am deeply concerned to hear the news today that an officer from the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command has been arrested and now charged with this serious offence.
“I fully recognise the public will be very concerned too.”
She said criminal proceedings must now take their course.
Carrick was arrested on Saturday by Hertfordshire Constabulary and suspended the same day by the Metropolitan Police.


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London police officer from diplomatic unit charged with rape

Metropolitan police officers in London. An officer has been charged with rape days after Wayne Couzens, an officer in the same command, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Photo: AP

Sarah Everard murder: ex-British police officer Wayne Couzens sentenced to whole life order

A British police officer who falsely arrested Sarah Everard for breaking coronavirus restrictions, then kidnapped, raped and murdered her, has been jailed for life with no parole. Photo: AFP

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick makes a statement outside of the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court, following the sentencing of British police officer Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard, in London on September 30, 2021. - British police officer was on Thursday sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, whose disappearance sparked protests and calls for action against male violence. Wayne Couzens, 48, snatched the 33-year-old marketing executive in south London in March, after falsely arresting her on the pretence she had broken coronavirus restrictions. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

(FILES) In this file undated handout picture released by the Metropolitan Police on July 9, 2021, shows British police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, who pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard, via video link at London's Old Bailey court. - A British police officer who falsely arrested a woman for breaking coronavirus restrictions, then kidnapped, raped and murdered her, was given a whole-life jail term on September 30, 2021. (Photo by - / METROPOLITAN POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / METROPOLITAN POLICE " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Sarah Everard: British court hears policeman Wayne Couzens made false coronavirus arrest before murder

Sarah Everard, who was abducted and killed while walking home in London. A policeman put handcuffs on her in a false arrest before her murder, a court heard. Photo: AFP

Demonstrators hold banners as they await the sentencing of British police officer Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard, outside the Old Bailey court in London on September 29, 2021. - Couzens had pleaded guilty to the murder of the 33-year-old marketing executive whose disappearance sparked outrage and a national debate about women's safety. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)

This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows prosecutor Tom Little QC speaking as former Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, sits in the dock at the Old Bailey in London, Wednesday Sept. 29, 2021, Wayne Couzens appeared at London's Central Criminal Court charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who disappeared while walking home from visiting a friend in south London on March 3. Couzens has pleaded guilty to the charges. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)

This court artist sketch provided on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, Susan Everard, right, the mother of Sarah Everard, reading a victim impact statement as former Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, left, sits in the dock at the Old Bailey in London. A prosecutor has argued that a serving London police officer handcuffed a woman on the pretext of breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules before he kidnapped and killed her. Wayne Couzens appeared at London’s Central Criminal Court charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)

UK police officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to Sarah Everard’s murder

A makeshift memorial to honour Sarah Everard at the bandstand on Clapham Common in south London. File photo: AFP

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 15, 2021 well-wishers gather beside floral tributes to honour murder victim Sarah Everard at the bandstand on Clapham Common in southwest London. - Police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard on July 9, 2021. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)

British police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard. File photo: Metropolitan Police via AFP

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David Carrick, 46, was arrested on Saturday and suspended the same day by the Metropolitan Police
The charge comes days after Wayne Couzens, an officer in the same command, was handed a life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard



The charge comes days after Wayne Couzens, an officer in the same command, was handed a life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard.


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