David Carrick victim DC Linda Williams calls for Met chief Sir Mark Rowley to resign

A police officer raped by fellow cop David Carrick says the legal process left her suicidal and is demanding Met chief Sir Mark Rowley's resignation.

Met rape victim demands commissioner's resignation after six-figure settlement

A serving detective constable raped by ex-armed officer David Carrick has called for Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to resign, The Sun reports.

Linda Williams, 60, waived her right to anonymity to speak out about her ordeal. Carrick, 51, is currently serving 37 life sentences after admitting 71 sexual offences, including 48 rapes.

Williams said the Met's handling of her legal claim left her contemplating suicide. Her civil case against the force has been settled for a six-figure sum, though the Met did not admit liability.

"The process has taken me right back to how I felt when I was raped by Carrick: controlled, abused and powerless," she said.

Williams said she would not report a rape if it happened to her today. "If I was raped tomorrow, I wouldn't report it," she stated. "At no point did I feel the police sincerely acknowledged I had been through a horrific sexual attack and that the trauma had deeply scarred me, or their role in it all."

She also called for structural change at Scotland Yard. "The Met needs to set up a unit overseen by victims, like me, who understand what it's like to be raped," Williams said. "For this to happen, Rowley needs to go."

The Metropolitan Police said it "tried to reduce further distress and re-traumatisation to DC Williams" throughout the process, and confirmed that Sir Mark had met with her personally.

In a statement, the force acknowledged Carrick's conduct. "David Carrick should never have been a police officer," the Met said. "We are truly sorry for the harm and suffering he caused his victims."

Source: The Sun