Council 'working closely with police' on Bristol grooming investigation View Image

Bristol City Council has released a statement after seven men were charged over alleged child sexual exploitation in the city. Avon and Somerset Police said this morning that the CPS has now authorised charges against seven men suspected of more than 40 offences between them, dating between 2022 and 2025.

The charges relate to 11 victims in total, who were aged in the mid to late teens at the time. Police and crime commissioner Clare Moody confirmed a dedicated public appeal is now live on the force's 'major incident' portal, as the investigation continues.

As allegations emerge of a grooming gang exploiting children in Bristol, the council said it has cooperated with the police investigation and wa

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