Detectives investigating a report of a serious sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl in Leeds have concluded their investigation.
After conducting comprehensive enquiries into the report of an incident in the St John's Centre car park in the early hours of Tuesday, March 29, officers are now satisfied that no offence took place and, as such, the investigation will be finalised.
A 20-year-old man who was arrested following a public appeal based on CCTV images from Pryzm nightclub was interviewed and later released without charge and will face no further action.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Griffin, who heads Leeds District Safeguarding Unit, said: "We treat all reports of sexual offences very seriously and carry out comprehensive investigations to establish the full circumstances and gather all available evidence. The initial report of this incident was made in good faith and we have a clear duty to investigate such reports. As a result of our enquiries, we are now satisfied that no offence has occurred and therefore the man who was arrested after a public appeal has committed no crime.
"Social media has again proved to be a powerful tool in gaining the public's help to assist our investigations. We would ask however that people now recognise the outcome of this investigation and consider the impact their continued comments can have."
                                    
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