Forty arrested in Rotherham child sex abuse case

Detectives investigating child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have arrested 40 people.

The National Crime Agency said 38 men and two women were questioned following allegations made by 13 victims about sexual abuse against them between 1997 and 2015.

The arrests are part of the ongoing Operation Stovewood investigation.

The people arrested are aged between 29 and 53 and are from Sheffield, Rotherham, Leeds, Dewsbury, and Maidstone in Kent.

All have been bailed or released under investigation pending further inquiries.

An NCA spokesperson said the victims were aged between 11 and 26 at the time of the alleged offences.

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