Ex-Met PC David Carrick in court over sex offences

A former Met Police officer has appeared in court charged with eight sex offences against a woman and a girl.

David Carrick, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, has been accused of two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and a count of coercive and controlling behaviour against a woman between 2014 and 2019 in Stevenage.

He has also been charged with five counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, between 1989 and 1990, when he was a teenager.

The 49-year-old appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where he was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey in London on 14 November.

Mr Carrick, who was dressed in a grey tracksuit, spoke only to confirm his name and age. No pleas were entered.

He has previously served with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command within the Metropolitan Police.

Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.