UK Rotherham Child Abuse Investigations Yield 15 More Arrests

A teenage girl, who claims to be a victim of sexual abuse and alleged grooming, in Rotherham on Sept. 3, 2014. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has made 15 more arrests in connection with Operation Stovewood, the agency’s inquiry into allegations of child abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

“All were questioned and released while investigations continue,” the NCA said in a statement on Oct. 16.