Thirteen arrested in child sex abuse investigation

Twelve men and one woman have been arrested at addresses across Bradford, police said

Twelve men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of alleged historical child sexual exploitation offences.

West Yorkshire Police said the men, aged between 42 and 59, and a 60-year-old woman were arrested at a series of addresses in Bradford in March and April.

The force said the alleged offences were said to have been committed against a single victim between 2000 and 2005 when she was aged between 13 and 17.

All 13 have been bailed pending further inquiries.

Det Ch Insp Vicky Greenbank said: "These arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into non-recent sexual offences against a child in the Bradford area.

"We hope that investigations like this show we take all reports of sexual abuse seriously and you will be supported by officers with experience of dealing with these kind of offences."

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