Two or three Metropolitan Police officers are expected to appear in court each week to face criminal charges in the coming months, Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said.
Rowley told the Police and Crime Committee of the London Assembly on Wednesday that more “painful stories” will emerge as the force moves to remove hundreds of corrupt officers from its ranks.
All police forces in England and Wales have been told to conduct checks on their staff members after David Carrick, a former Metropolitan Police officer, admitted 49 criminal charges including 24 counts of rape.
In the wake of Carrick’s guilty plea last week, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said more disturbing cases involving police officers could be uncovered in the short term….