Nottinghamshire Police
Police arrest 70-year-old man on suspicion of attempted child sex grooming
He is in police custody
Laura HammondPost live news blogger
A 70-year-old man is in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted child sex grooming and possession of cannabis.
Officers were called to an address in Bobbers Mill last night (June 27) after receiving a report that the man had been messaging someone online who he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
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Nottinghamshire Police then arrested the man.
A statement released by the force said: "A 70-year-old man, from Nottingham, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual grooming of a child and possession of cannabis.
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"Officers were called to an address in Bobbers Mill just before 7pm yesterday (June 27) after receiving a report that the man had been talking to a person online who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl.
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"He was arrested last night and is currently in police custody."
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