U.K. police arrest 10 in raids on religious sect over alleged modern slavery, forced marriage, sex offenses
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London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting ten people on suspicion of various offenses including modern slavery, forced marriage and sexual assault.
Police from across the northwest of England executed warrants at three addresses, including AROPL’s headquarters in Crewe, Cheshire, during the operation. Seven men and three women were taken into custody, according to a statement from the Cheshire Police.
The police said they learned in March of allegations made by a woman who was previously part of the group of serious sexual offenses, forced marriage and modern slavery that allegedly took place in 2023. All of the arrests pertained to the allegations made by that woman, the police said.
Those arrested include two American men and one woman, two Mexican men, a British man, an Italian woman, a Spanish man, a Swedish woman and an Egyptian man, the police said.
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