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Det Con Linda Williams, who was raped by fellow officer PC David Carrick in 2004, criticizes the Metropolitan Police for mishandling her case and causing further trauma. Carrick received a life sentence in 2023 for his crimes against Williams and eleven others. Williams is suing the Met for failing to protect her and claims that Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley should resign due to his failure to reform police culture as promised.
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Det Con Linda Williams, who was raped by fellow officer PC David Carrick in 2004, has accused the Metropolitan Police of mishandling her subsequent legal case for damages, saying it felt like "being raped all over again." Carrick, a serial abuser, was jailed for life in 2023 after being convicted of sexual offences against Williams and eleven other women. The Met's handling of Williams' claim included reducing the rape to a single isolated event, despite her developing severe PTSD from it. Additionally, the force used her exemplary work performance as an officer to suggest she showed no signs of trauma, which Williams argues is a misunderstanding of how trauma manifests. She now demands that Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley resign due to his failure to change police culture as promised.

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📰 Met Chief Handling of Rape Case Criticized
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Met ORG · 3× Carrick PERSON · 1× Daniel De Simone PERSON · 1× David Carrick PERSON · 1× Linda PERSON · 1× Linda Williams PERSON · 1× Mark Rowley PERSON · 1× Met Police ORG · 1× Rowley PERSON · 1×

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Watch: Met chief Rowley not fit for job, says detective raped by colleague A Met Police detective who was raped by a fellow officer has said the force's handling of her case was "like being raped all over again".
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 Det Con Linda Williams was attacked in 2004 by PC David Carrick - who was jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against her and 11 others.
2026-10-23 · BBC News
Watch: Met chief Rowley not fit for job, says detective raped by colleague · assertive framing

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Watch: Met chief Rowley not fit for job, says detective raped by colleague A Met Police detective who was raped by a fellow officer has said the force's handling of her case was "like being raped all over again". asserted
handling → watch → case
Det Con Linda Williams was attacked in 2004 by PC David Carrick - who was jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against her and 11 others. asserted
who → attack → her
Linda sought damages from the Met for failing to protect her from Carrick and said the process left her feeling suicidal. asserted
process → seek → her
She now wants Met Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, to resign because he has failed to change police culture as promised. asserted
he → want → culture
Investigations correspondent Daniel De Simone reports. asserted
Simone → report → ?
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