The unmasking of a serial rapist serving in an elite Met unit may only be the “tip of the iceberg”, with the corruption threatening to seriously undermine faith in the police, they said.
Senior MPs fear that confidence has been so badly undermined that a Royal Commission – a major public inquiry – may be the only way of restoring trust.
Failure to do so could lead to “a disregard of the rule of law”.
PC David Carrick was last week revealed to be a prolific sex offender who abused his role in the police to terrify his victims. He faces a lengthy jail term after admitting dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women over 17 years. He will be sentenced next month.
His conviction follows the case of Sarah Everard, 33, who was snatched off the street, raped and murdered by another serving Met officer.
A whistle-blower who previously worked at the same unit as Carrick has described a macho culture of “toxic masculinity”.
Dave Eden, who was in the Diplomatic Protection Group (DPG) said: “You have to ask about the psychology of somebody that wants to swan around in body armour carrying MP5 submachine guns. It’s about image, portraying the hard macho man, picking up women.”
He claimed the unit harboured some “predatory officers” for years, but nothing was done to root them...
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