By Laurence Dollimore For MailonlinePublished: 16:12 EDT, 3 October 2021 | Updated: 16:47 EDT, 3 October 2021A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape, the Crown Prosecution Service said tonight. David Carrick, 46, from Stevenage, will appear at Hatfield Magistrates' Court on Monday. The CPS said: 'The CPS has today authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to charge serving Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 46, with one count of rape following an alleged attack on a woman on the night of 4 September 2020. Officer David Carrick, 46, will appear at Hatfield Magistrates' Court at 10am tomorrow'The defendant's first court appearance will take place via video link at 10am tomorrow at Hatfield Magistrates' Court.' Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said: 'I am deeply concerned to hear the news today that an officer from the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command has been arrested and now charged with this serious offence.

Source: The Nation October 03, 2021 21:00 UTC