Six people have been arrested in connection with child sexual exploitation in the north.
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Five males aged 56, 42, 23, 19 and 17 and a 48 year old woman were detained in Ballymena this morning.
The males have been arrested on suspicion of rape and the woman is being detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and false imprisonment.
Detectives have also carried out a number of searches and removed items for further examination.
The PSNI says the suspects are not linked and the case is not about organised sexual abuse by a group of people, but is part of a wider investigation focused on child sexual exploitation.
