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Five boys arrested over film of girl, 11, in sex act
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30 January 2008
Police said they held the boys, aged 13 to 15, in connection with a sexual assault and the distribution of indecent images of a child.
It followed the discovery of the film by a parent.
The video, lasting two minutes and 26 seconds, is said to show the girl being assaulted in the playground of Selsdon High School in Croydon.
Staff at the school have reportedly said the film was not shot on the premises.
One father who viewed the footage said: "It will sicken anyone who watches it. It's absolutely disgusting. I wish I hadn't watched it. I'm just worried about that poor girl.
"No wonder my own daughter is petrified of going to school if that's what's happening."
A police spokesman said today the five boys arrested were being questioned at a south London police station.
Police were handed the footage last month.
Detectives from Operation Sapphire, the Met team which deals with sexual offences, then launched an investigation.
The spokesman said: "Five male youths, aged between 13 and 15, were arrested at approximately 7am in connection with a sexual assault and distribution of indecent images of a child, with a date not yet determined in 2007.
"All five are being questioned at a south London police station."
Education chiefs at Croydon council would only say the video was the subject of a police inquiry.
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