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Seven arrests in child sex raids in Rochdale and Oldham Eight arrests in child sex raids in Rochdale and Oldham
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Seven people have been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester. Eight people have been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester.
The six men and a boy, aged from 16 to 47 and of mixed ethnicity, were held after raids in Rochdale and Oldham. Seven men and a boy, aged from 16 to 47 and of mixed ethnicity, were held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit sexual acts with a child after raids in Rochdale and Oldham.
Det Ch Insp Andy Aston said the raids followed an investigation into the alleged grooming of two girls, aged 13 and 15, and a 15-year-old boy. Det Ch Insp Andy Aston said the raids followed allegations of grooming by two girls, aged 13 and 15, and a boy of 15.
He said one girl alleged the offences took place between 16 September and 17 October. The alleged abuse took place between 16 September and 17 October, he said.
He added that the raids followed a "swift investigation... which resulted in these arrests plus the safeguarding of three vulnerable children".He added that the raids followed a "swift investigation... which resulted in these arrests plus the safeguarding of three vulnerable children".