08/05/2015

Four Bailed In Child Exploitation Inquiry

Avon and Somerset Constabulary said four men arrested earlier this week on suspicion of child sexual exploitation offences have been released on bail.

The men were arrested on Wednesday after warrants were executed at four addresses in Bristol and one in the Newport area of South Wales.

The offences being investigated by officers are alleged to have happened in the Bristol area between 2011 and 2012 and involve three victims, all of whom were aged between 12 and 15 at the time.

Police have said the men have been released on bail pending further enquiries.

(JP/CD)

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