Met Detective Linda Williams Urges Rowley to Quit After 4-Year Rape Case Battle
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 23
Met Detective Linda Williams Urges Rowley to Quit After 4-Year Rape Case Battle
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 23
Summary
Linda Williams, a serving Met detective raped by officer David Carrick in 2004, has settled her civil claim and publicly called for Commissioner Mark Rowley to resign.
A 4-year damages case drove that demand: Williams said Met lawyers challenged the severity of her PTSD because she had been raped only once, making the process feel "like being raped all over again."
Williams, 60, said she still would not report a rape to the Met today, arguing Rowley has failed to change a force culture she says would have ended her 27-year career had she reported Carrick earlier.
Carrick was jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against Williams and 11 other women; the Met said it sought to handle her claim quickly and compassionately and that Rowley wants to meet her again.