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Seven men charged over child sexual exploitation
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- BBCSeven men have been charged with a total of 40 offences as part of an investigation into group-based child exploitation.
- The men - six aged 20 and one aged 21 - were arrested on Wednesday following raids on six addresses in Norwich and one in Dumbarton, Scotland.
- The charges relate to two victims, aged in their early to mid-teens at the time of the alleged offences, said to have happened between August 2023 and May 2025 in Norwich.
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BBCSeven men have been charged with a total of 40 offences as part of an investigation into group-based child exploitation.
The men - six aged 20 and one aged 21 - were arrested on Wednesday following raids on six addresses in Norwich and one in Dumbarton, Scotland.
The charges relate to two victims, aged in their early to mid-teens at the time of the alleged offences, said to have happened between August 2023 and May 2025 in Norwich.
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