Overview
- West Yorkshire Police arrested two men, aged 83 and 86, and a woman, 83, on Tuesday at addresses in Cumbria and Kent.
- All three suspects were released on bail pending further enquiries as detectives stress their ongoing commitment to investigating non-recent child sexual offences.
- The investigation follows allegations from eight individuals who reported cruelty and sexual abuse when they were aged five to 17 during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
- Incidents are linked to the former Burley-in-Wharfedale Assessment Centre on Station Road and Brunswick Road Children’s care home on Brunswick Road, both now closed.
- Police appealed for information and asked anyone with relevant details to contact 101 or use the West Yorkshire Police live chat, quoting reference 13170106973.