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Teenager arrested after sexual touching complaint in Congleton

By Tom Avery 27th Sep 2021

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Local News by Tom Avery 27th Sep 2021

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POLICE are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in Congleton said to have taken place yesterday (Sunday).

Officers were called at around 2.45pm after reports that a woman had been touched inappropriately on Mountbatten Way.

A search of the area took place and officers arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of sexual assault.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "He [the teenager] has since been released under investigation."

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