Second 'Sex Grooming' Inquiry In Rochdale

Nine men have been arrested in connection with a suspected second child grooming case in Rochdale - just days after a gang of the same number were jailed for the sexual exploitation of young girls in the town.

Greater Manchester Police do not believe the two cases are linked - but have said the fresh probe stems from the previous investigation.

During that inquiry, 47 potential victims were interviewed, five of whom eventually gave evidence.

The alleged new victim is understood to be one of those 47 girls questioned by police in relation to the first probe.

The alleged abuse is believed to have taken place over a six-year period from 2005 to 2011 when the girl was in her teens.

The suspects, who are of Asian and Afro-Caribbean descent, are not thought to be known to each other.             Full Read