UNITED KINGDOM
Crawley and Horley Observer
A RETIRED priest has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting children in Crawley in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The 73-year-old was arrested on the morning of Tuesday March 6 at his home near Eastbourne, following a six-month investigation by a team of specialist Sussex Police child protection detectives.
The arrest was made in connection with assaults on nine youngsters in Crawley, London and Hampshire on dates between 1965 and 1972.
Several allegations against the man were made to police in 1972 but no criminal proceedings resulted. Another related allegation was made in 2001 and an arrest followed but there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings.
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