A Metropolitan police officer who is accused of raping a woman he met on the dating app Tinder has been remanded in custody.
PC David Carrick, 46, who serves in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, was arrested at the weekend after being accused of attacking the woman after they met for drinks in St Albans last year, a court heard.
Carrick, who “emphatically denies” the allegation, is suspended from duty and is due to appear at St Albans crown court on 1 November.
He appeared at St Albans magistrates court via video link from a police station in Stevenage and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.
Mark Fleckney, prosecuting, said Carrick was alleged to have met the woman on 4 September last year and they went for drinks in St Albans. It is alleged Carrick told the woman he was a Met police officer who guarded a number of important people including the prime minister.
The court heard that he is alleged to have raped the woman at the Premier Inn in St Albans where he was staying.
Ryan Dowding, defending, said the officer emphatically denied the allegation.
The chief magistrate Paul Goldspring, who appeared via video link from Westminster magistrates court, remanded Carrick in custody.
