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Police Inaction Allowed Serial Rapist to Escape Justice
11/21/2025
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Story summary
- Wiltshire Police failed to investigate claims against David Carrick after being informed in 2016 about Jo's abuse.
- David Carrick later raped five women before his arrest in 2021.
- The victim Jo criticized the handling, saying action in 2016 could have stopped him.
- Wiltshire Police apologized for their inaction and acknowledged misconduct by two officers.
- Authorities knew of Carrick's abuse since 1990, but no investigation followed.
