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Historic Child Abuse Arrests: Three Elders in Custody

11/20/2025

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Three individuals—two men aged 83 and 86 and a woman aged 83—were arrested in Bradford, England, in a historic child sexual abuse investigation.
West Yorkshire Police said the inquiry followed eight victims abused in local authority care homes during the 1970s to 1990s.
The arrestees were taken into custody in Cumbria and Kent and released on bail; Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Greenbank urged anyone with information to come forward.

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Story summary

Three individuals—two men aged 83 and 86 and a woman aged 83—were arrested in Bradford, England, in a historic child sexual abuse investigation.
West Yorkshire Police said the inquiry followed eight victims abused in local authority care homes during the 1970s to 1990s.
The arrestees were taken into custody in Cumbria and Kent and released on bail; Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Greenbank urged anyone with information to come forward.