Former St Andrews Hospital staff member in Northampton among five men arrested in relation to non-recent child sex abuse offences

Northamptonshire Police have - today (October 14) - arrested five men in Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire on suspicion of child sexual abuse offences that date back to over 40 years ago.

An 83-year-old man and a 59-year-old man were arrested by police executing a warrant at an address in Northampton shortly after 8am this morning. Meanwhile, a 49-year-old man was also arrested by officers at a separate address in Northampton,

As part of the same investigation, a 66-year-old man was detained at a property in Kettering and a 42-year-old was arrested in Bradford.

Teams of specialist officers spent the day searching the properties where the warrants were carried out.

DI Pete Long, of EMSOU’s Major Crime Team, said: “In January this year, we launched an investigation after receiving intelligence about possible incidents of non-recent abuse at an address in Northampton.

“During those inquiries, it came to light that one of the suspects was a former member of staff at St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, between 1979 and 1986.

“This inquiry is ongoing and it would be therefore inappropriate for us to comment further. However, today’s operation demonstrates our continued determination to investigate all allegations of sexual abuse involving children, no matter how long ago they happened and we would urge anyone with information to contact Northamptonshire Police on 101.”