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Man, 22, suspected of sexually assaulting two teens

News imageGetty A police officer's high-vis coat in yellow, as seen from the back, bearing the word "police".Getty
Gloucestershire Police said the alleged assaults were reported to have taken place at a recreation ground

A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a report of two teenage girls being sexually assaulted, police said.

According to the report, a man had approached the girls falsely claiming to be a police officer before assaulting them at Tutshill recreation ground near Chepstow on Friday.

Following enquiries, Gloucestershire Police arrested a white man from the local area on suspicion of sexual assault on a female.

Officers said he was being held in police custody for questioning.

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