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- 6 March 2013, 14:49
Eight Men Arrested Over Rape Of Girl Under 16
Police have arrested eight men in east London and Hertfordshire on suspicion of grooming and raping a girl under the age of 16.
The arrests were made after officers went to nine separate addresses in the east London boroughs of Newham, Redbridge and Havering, and an address in Hertfordshire, about 5am on Wednesday.
The detained men are aged between 21 and 24 years, police said in a statement.
The arrests are the result of an investigation launched by detectives following an allegation related to offences committed between May and November 2012.
The eight men are currently being held at an east London police station.
Detective Chief Inspector Adam Lowe from the MPS Sapphire Command said: "These arrests are part of an investigation into rape and serious sexual assault carried out by a group of men in Newham and the wider east London area.
"I would urge anyone who has been a victim of this type of offence or who believes they have any information to please contact police."
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Mark Hussey
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Craig Badger
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Malkie Man
You dont need a prayer mat to know the answer
jimmyjedi1979
What does religion have to do with it? The bbc aren't Muslims.
peter brady
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Louisa Gieldon
There is enough religious /race tension in this country without you stirring up any more with your sly implications. Your energy would be better spent in sympathising with the young victim
johnny_1234
louisa, you are everything that is wrong with this country, and the reason why we are in such a state!
jimmyjedi1979
But if you're royalty or a politician you do such things with complete impunity. Unless of course you're dead and then we'll hear all about it.
Mark Hussey
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Louisa Gieldon
What does that even mean?
Russell6730
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Micheal Booth
I think we all know what you are saying Russell and agree with you!!
Louisa Gieldon
We don't all agree with your cowardly implication as to the ethnicity of these men. It's the terrible crime that matters, not what colour the assailants were. Sly comments like these only serve to fir up more hatred - stop this nonsense!
bjnk
Ha ha did someone say we still have free speech.
Micheal Booth
Why oh why do you bother publishing a story like this when you know the kind of comments people are going to make. It makes a mockery of the whole process when all that is left is "this comment has been....." Get a grip Orange!!!
michael drouin
10:58am on 6/3/2013
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