Carrick, 50, penned a letter admitting to abusing a 12-year-old girl before going on to commit a string of sexual offences while serving as an officer with the Met Police

A confession made by serial rapist David Carrick could have changed the course of history - if it wasn't discovered by police 35 years after it was originally written, a top cop has said.

The twisted ex copper, 50, was today found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and a raping former partner in incidents spaced more than 20 years apart. Carrick, who has already been jailed for life, was convicted today of the molestation, which he carried out aged 14, and eight other offences following a trial at the Old Bailey.

But a written confession note from 35 years ago, which was filed with his medical records, could ha

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