Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley ‘can’t guarantee women reporting crimes won’t be dealt with by predator’

MET police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley yesterday admitted he could not guarantee women reporting sex crimes would not be dealt with by a predator in uniform.

Sir Mark conceded his force was still riven by serving cops who have been accused of sexual offences in the past, despite scandals like serial rapist David Carrick.

He was asked by ITV’s Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid yesterday if women reporting a sex crime would know if the officer was not facing sex claims.

The Met boss replied: “I’m not going to make a promise that I can’t stick to.”

But he added: “I’m going to put in place ruthless systems to squeeze out those who should not be with us.”

Sir Mark apologised for failings of the force to deal with Downing Street firearms cop Carrick, who abused his authority to rape and silence victims.

The 48-year-old, of Stevenage, Herts, admitted rape, coercive control and other offences against 12 women over a 17-year period and will be sentenced next month.

He was sacked yesterday at a misconduct hearing.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: “Officers who fall short and are not fit to serve the public have no place in our police.”