- This story was originally published in November 2022. We are sharing it again in the wake of Met Police officer PC David Carrick’s unmasking as a serial rapist.
Fresh disclosures about Met Police officers sending racist and sexist messages have come to light – just hours after two cops were given jail sentences for joking about rape and domestic violence.
The latest revelations, uncovered by openDemocracy follow a 12-month battle by the UK’s biggest police force to keep the details secret. In some cases, they relate to officers who kept their jobs despite their misconduct.
It comes after PC Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former cop Joel Borders, 45, were convicted of sharing grossly offensive messages in a WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens, the serving officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard in south London in 2021. Both had pleaded not guilty.
