A man has been arrested on suspicion of communicating sexually with a child in Coventry. He was detained on Paradise Street on New Years Day (January 1).
Officers arrested the 28-year-old man, who has not been named, on suspicion of engaging in sexual communications with a child, West Midlands Police said. It followed a sting by the Ghosts Online Child Protection Team.
He is alleged to have been sending sexually explicit messages to what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, the Ghosts Online Child Protection Team said. As of today (January 6), the man has been bailed with the investigation into the alleged offences said to be ‘continuing.’
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In a statement to CoventryLive, West Midlands Police said: “We attended an address on Paradise Street in Coventry on Wednesday (January 1) after reports of online sexual offences.
“A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual communications with a child. He has been bailed with conditions as enquiries continue.”
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