Six men arrested after reporting rape of teenage girl in Liverpool city center



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Police gathered at an apartment hotel in Liverpool city center this morning after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the early hours of this morning.

The incident was reported today (Sunday, August 30), shortly before 4:30 a.m., that a Merseyside teenager was assaulted in an apartment in Building One in Temple Court.

Six men were arrested and taken to Merseyside police stations, where they will be interviewed by detectives.

Witnesses reported seeing several young men being taken out of Uno’s building and placed in separate police vans this morning.

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A police spokesman said: “An investigation has been launched and two men in their 20s, one from Congleton in Cheshire and one from Stoke-on-Trent, have been arrested on suspicion of rape.”

“Four other men (three 18 and one 19), all from Stoke-on-Trent, have been arrested on suspicion of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without their consent.

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“They have all been taken to Merseyside police stations, where they will be interviewed by detectives.

“The victim and her family are receiving specialized support and forensic examinations are ongoing at the scene.”



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