South Central Festival 2019: Sex assault probe as two women, in their 40s and 20s, targeted at music event

TWO women were sexually assaulted at South Central Festival.
By Ben Fishwick
Published 30th May 2019, 15:23 BST
Updated 30th May 2019, 18:11 BST
South Central Festival on Saturday held at King George V Playing Fields in Portsmouth. Pictured are members of the security team at The Fort stage which featured giant rubber ducks. Picture: Vernon Nash (250519-102)South Central Festival on Saturday held at King George V Playing Fields in Portsmouth. Pictured are members of the security team at The Fort stage which featured giant rubber ducks. Picture: Vernon Nash (250519-102)
South Central Festival on Saturday held at King George V Playing Fields in Portsmouth. Pictured are members of the security team at The Fort stage which featured giant rubber ducks. Picture: Vernon Nash (250519-102)

Officers are investigating after the incidents over the weekend at King George V Playing Fields in Cosham.

It comes as Hampshire police received 13 crime reports and seized nearly £10,500 worth of drugs.

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Police arrested a 39-year-old man from Southsea on suspicion of sexual assault on two women in their 20s and 40s.

He has been released under investigation.

Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man from Southwick, West Sussex, and 20-year-old man from Hove, East Sussex, were arrested for possession with intent to supply class A drugs and were released under invetigation.

Two 16-year-old boys, one from Worthing, West Sussex, the other from Arundel, West Sussex, were arrested for the same type of offence and similarly released.