Two former South Yorkshire police officers have been arrested on suspicion of historical child sexual abuse offences, dating back to 1995, as part of an investigation into exploitation in Rotherham.
The former police officers from South Yorkshire Police were arrested as part of an investigation into historic child sexual abuse in Rotherham, where they were both stationed at the time.The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the officers in relation to complaints they received from four survivors of child sexual exploitation and abuse in the town.
IOPC Director Emily Barry said: “When we completed the Operation Linden investigations in 2022, into how South Yorkshire Police investigated reports of child sexual exploitation and abuse in Rotherham, we acknowledged that there may be further complaints from survivors.“These matters came to our attention after we received a referral of a complaint from South Yorkshire Police in October last year.
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