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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

Former Met officer David Carrick says woman made up claims because of ‘MeToo movement’

David Carrick previously pleaded guilty to 71 instances of sexual violence against 12 different women over a period spanning 17 years - (Hertfordshire Police/PA)

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick claimed a woman made up allegations against him because of the “MeToo movement”, a court has heard.

The convicted sex offender, 50, is on trial, accused of molesting a girl in the late 1980s and raping a woman during the course of a toxic relationship more than 20 years later.

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