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Police have charged seven men in relation to the sexual exploitation of 11 teenage girls. The men have been charged with more than 40 offences as part of a targeted police investigation.

Avon and Somerset Police said this morning that the men have been charged after authorisation by the Crown Prosecution Service.

This follows an investigation which began in November 2023 after concerns were raised about the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl, Bristol Live reports.

In a statement, the force said the men, with charges dating between 2022 and 2025, were re-arrested yesterday (November 11) in a targeted police operation in Bristol and will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court this morning (Wednesday November 12).

In April 2024, initial arrests were made as part of a

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