Rotherham child sex abuse - three men arrested

Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into child sex abuse in Rotherham.
Picture: Ross Parry AgencyPicture: Ross Parry Agency
Picture: Ross Parry Agency

The arrests yesterday bring the total to 11 as part of the same South Yorkshire Police investigation since November 2014.

The men, aged 35, 33 and 30, were arrested in the Rotherham area in connection with a number of sexual offences including rape, false imprisonment and indecent assault committed against two girls under the age of 16 between 1999 and 2001.

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They have been released on bail pending further enquiries, South Yorkshire Police said today.

It emerged last week that the National Crime Agency (NCA) has taken over the day-to-day running over one of South Yorkshire’s three ongoing probes into child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Two of South Yorkshire Police’s current investigations into CSE, Clover and Monroe, will be managed by the force on a day-to-day basis but co-ordinated under the NCA’s Operation Stovewood.

The agency said these two probes were “making good progress and have existing links with victims and witnesses”.

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A third, Operation Mark, was found not to be as well developed and will be taken forward under the leadership of NCA Senior Investigating Officer Steve Baldwin.

The NCA, described as the British FBI, urged an independent review to be carried out into three previous investigations, two of which resulted in no prosecutions.

It said in a statement last week: “Over the years, intelligence and investigative opportunities in relation to child sexual exploitation have been overlooked by South Yorkshire Police.”

A review of the force’s three current investigations into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham by the NCA led to 48 recommendations being made for how the force tackles the problem in future.

To contact South Yorkshire Police call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.