Overview
- Six men aged 61 to 70 and a 68-year-old woman were detained on suspicion of rape and conspiracy to rape.
- Arrests were carried out at addresses in Bradford, Bolton, Bridlington and Stoke-on-Trent.
- All suspects were interviewed, with five men and the woman bailed and one man released under investigation.
- The case concerns alleged offences in the late 1970s in the Thorpe Edge area of Bradford against a girl who was 14 at the time.
- Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Greenbank urged victims of sexual abuse to contact police, saying they will be listened to and believed.