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Detective who was raped by David Carrick calls for Met chief Mark Rowley to resign

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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BBC, Sky News and The Guardian report that Metropolitan Police detective Linda Williams, who was attacked by PC David Carrick in 2004, has called for Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to resign. Williams says the force’s handling of her legal claim for damages was “like being raped all over again” and left her feeling suicidal. Carrick was jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against 12 women, the BBC says. The Met told the BBC it tried to reduce further distress to Williams and called her continued service commendable. The Guardian reports that the claim was settled for an undisclosed six-figure sum without the force admitting liability.

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Det Con Linda Williams says she was attacked by PC David Carrick.
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The Guardian
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BBC News, Sky News
Carrick was jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against 12 women.
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The Guardian
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BBC News
Williams says the Met’s handling of her case was “like being raped all over again.”
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The Guardian
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BBC News
Williams has called for Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to resign.
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The Guardian
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BBC News, Sky News
The Met says it tried to reduce further distress to Williams and recognises the additional impact of her exposure to Carrick.
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The Guardian reports that Williams’s claim against the Met was settled for an undisclosed six-figure sum without the force admitting liability.
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What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

The Met’s handling of Williams’s case re-traumatised her, and the Commissioner should resign.
Williams says the handling was “like being raped all over again” and that Rowley has failed to change police culture; the Met says it tried to reduce further distress, recognises the additional impact on her, and calls her continued service commendable.

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Linda Williams, attacked by David Carrick, has called for Commissioner Mark Rowley to resign over the handling of her case. The center outlets stress her call, with the BBC adding the Met’s response, while the Guardian adds the settled claim and her account.

the left
1 outlet
The Guardian headline names Carrick as the attacker and leads with the detective’s call for the Met chief to resign, the same core framing as center outlets.
Detective raped by fellow officer David Carrick calls on Met chief to resign
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
BBC and Sky headlines lead with the detective’s account and her call for Commissioner Rowley to resign, and the BBC adds her view that he is not fit for the job.
Police officer raped by David Carrick says Met chief must resign
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No coverage yet
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notorious
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In the outlets’ own words

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notoriousMore neutral: known for (describe)
Judgement of reputation as fact.
A police detective raped by fellow officer and notorious sexual predator David Carrick has called for the head of the Metropolitan Police to…
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not fit for jobMore neutral: wants Commissioner Rowley to resign
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Watch: Met chief Rowley not fit for job, says detective raped by colleague
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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

the settled civil claim
Williams’s account of the process
Carrick’s serial offending

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The GuardianLeft
Detective raped by fellow officer David Carrick calls on Met chief to resign
Linda Williams says police force’s handling of her attack in 2004 was ‘like being raped all over again’ A detective who was raped by the former Scotland Yard officer David Carrick has called for the head of the Metropolitan police to resign, saying the handling of her case was …
4 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

Williams’s call for Commissioner Rowley to resign
the Met’s response on her welfare
Carrick’s 2023 life sentence

Leaves out

six-figure settlement of the civil claim without admission of liability, reported by the Guardian

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Sky NewsCenter
Police officer raped by David Carrick says Met chief must resign
A police detective raped by fellow officer and Loaded modifier“notorious”Judgement of reputation as fact.More neutral: known for (describe)Disagree with this highlight? sexual predator David Carrick has called for the head of the Metropolitan Police to resign.
5 hr agoRead at Sky News (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Watch: Met chief Rowley Loaded modifier“not fit for job”Presents a judgement on the Commissioner’s fitness as a fact about him, although it is the detective’s opinion.More neutral: wants Commissioner Rowley to resignThese are Linda Williams’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?, says detective raped by colleague
Det Con Linda Williams, a victim of serial abuser David Carrick, says she has no faith in the system.
8 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
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- Detective raped by colleague says Met handling of case 'like being raped again'

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
4 hr 42 min later
Its first report, Oct 23, 5:42 AM EDT
Center
First to report
BBC News, Oct 23, 1:00 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
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BBC NewsCenterOct 23, 1:00 AM EDT
Sky NewsCenterOct 23, 3:52 AM EDT
The GuardianLeftOct 23, 5:42 AM EDT

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Detective who was raped by David Carrick calls for Met chief Mark Rowley to resign

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Detective raped by fellow officer David Carrick calls on Met chief to resign

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Police officer raped by David Carrick says Met chief must resign

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