Man arrested after teenage girl raped in park
The rape is reported to have happened close to the junction between Mount Ephraim and Molyneux Park Road
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a teenage girl was attacked at a park in Kent.
The assault took place on Tunbridge Wells Common, close to the junction between Mount Ephraim and Molyneux Park Road, between 20:00 BST and 21:00 on Saturday.
Kent Police said a man in his 30s was arrested in the Tunbridge Wells area at about 15:30 on Monday and taken into custody.
The force is continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
A man approached the girl and engaged her in conversation as she was walking from the direction of Victoria Road towards the Millennium Clock, Kent Police said.
As they walked together towards Mount Ephraim, he allegedly took her into a wooded area and made threats before carrying out the attack next to a rock formation, the force added.
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