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09/07/2015
72-Year-Old Arrested In Historical Abuse Investigation
A 72-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into historical sexual abuse.
The arrest is in connection with a rape investigation that was re-opened by Northumbria police as part of the internal enquiry into the 'no-criming' of rape and sexual offence allegations.
It is understood that the man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Gateshead in the late 1970s.
He has been bailed pending further enquiries.
(MH)
The arrest is in connection with a rape investigation that was re-opened by Northumbria police as part of the internal enquiry into the 'no-criming' of rape and sexual offence allegations.
It is understood that the man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Gateshead in the late 1970s.
He has been bailed pending further enquiries.
(MH)
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