This is the moment rapist cop David Carrick is arrested while arrogantly telling police officers he has been on the force for two decades.
Shirtless Carrick can be seen on a police bodyworn camera being told by officers they need to search his Stevenage home.
The 48-year-old remains brazen and apparently unfazed at the fact police were arresting him after he'd been accused of rape.
One officer explains they need to search for "articles related to the offences in 2020" and says that "is the allegation that has been made to us".
In the footage from October 2021, Carrick retorts: "There is no necessity."
When the officer replies "yes there is" Carrick once again shows his arrogance by replying, almost sarcastically: "I've only been a police officer for 20 years."
Today, Carrick was sentenced to 30 years and 239 days behind bars after pleading guilty to 24 counts of rape as well as charges of sexual assault, controlling and coercive behaviour and false imprisonment.
Carrick's campaign of abuse spanned 17 years and he inflicted some of the most degrading and inhumane sexual violence against a dozen women.
He exercised coercive control over his victims by telling them no one would believe them because he was a police officer.
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told Carrick during sentencing today "you behaved as if you were untouchable".
She said he was "bold and relentless" and acted on the trust that "no victim would overcome her shame and fear to report you".
Carrick's crimes were all carried out while serving with the force guarding sites including embassies and the Houses of Parliament and completed training courses, including one on domestic abuse in 2005.
Carrick - who appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie - was told by the judge he was a "high risk" offender who posed a "grave danger" to women.
She said he had only pleaded guilty out of a "self-pitying reaction to the shame brought on you" rather than through remorse.
It wasn't until a woman reported Carrick in 2021 for a rape in 2020 that he was arrested and ultimately charged - which led to more victims coming forward.
Speaking to Carrick, the judge said: "For nearly two decades you were proved right.
"Now a combination of 12 women and your police colleagues acting on evidence has exposed you.
"You have lost your liberty, your job and your status. You have before you a difficult time in custody for many years."
She told Carrick that his victims are traumatised after what he put them through.
She said they "continue to question their judgement and don't trust the police".
However, she hailed the women who came forward and reported Carrick. She said it was "remarkable" that one who was driven to come forward led to others.
She said: "Courage calls to courage everywhere and its voice cannot be denied".
Over the two-day sentencing hearing, the court heard how victims were subjected to degrading sexual assaults, forced into cupboards against their will, and spied on from cameras Carrick installed in homes.
Many of the victims said they didn't report the abuse right away because they feared they wouldn't be believed because Carrick was a police officer.
One victim said she felt she had "encountered evil" that night Carrick attacked her and feared she was going to be killed.
Carrick told one of his victims he was “the safest person that she could be with” before he raped her.
He also told another victim he would be the “last thing she saw” as he put his hands around her throat.
Carrick, who served in the Army before joining the Met, admitted 49 criminal charges, but some of the attacks are multiple incident counts, meaning they relate to more than 80 sexual offences, including at least 48 rapes against 12 women.
He denied a further count of rape in September 2020 relating to a 13th woman, whose allegation triggered the investigation, and the Crown Prosecution Service decided it was not in the public interest to proceed to trial on the charge.
Carrick's crimes are set to form part of the independent inquiry looking at the murder of Sarah Everard, who was raped and strangled by then-serving Met officer Wayne Couzens in March 2021.
Police are also calling for other women who think they may have been victims of Carrick to come forward.
Hertfordshire Police’s Detective Inspector Iain Moor said: “Our investigation does not stop here, we have set up a special reporting portal to allow people to continue to share information about David Carrick with us.
“If anyone else thinks they have been a victim, we still want to hear from you and we will support you."
*For confidential support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit womensaid.co.uk Furthermore, Rape Crisis 24/7 helpline can be contacted at 0808 500 2222, Victim Support 24/7 helpline is on 0808 168 9111, Survivors UK (male victims) can be reached 0203 598 3898, Survivors Trust helpline is on 08088 010818
