Man bailed as cathedral rape inquiry continues
An area around the cathedral was cordoned off on Friday
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A man who was arrested on suspicion of rape after an attack in the grounds of Hereford Cathedral has been bailed while inquiries continue.
West Mercia Police said officers were called following a report that a woman had been raped at about 03:00 BST.
The force said it believed she met her attacker while out on Thursday evening.
The 31-year-old was arrested on Friday morning.
Det Ch Insp Ross Jones said the force received a call "from a female [who] reported that she'd been raped in the grounds of Hereford Cathedral".
He explained that police believed the victim had met a man "while she was out with a friend [on Thursday] evening and spent the latter part of the evening in a local nightclub".
The cathedral had given police access to CCTV, he added.
The woman is being supported by specialist officers.
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- Published12 July
