Operation Green Jacket arrests further three suspects

Operation Green Jacket has today (Friday 3 November 2023) arrested three further suspects – taking the total to 46.

At a property in Stockport this morning (Friday 3 Novmeber 2023), a 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape, possessing indecent images of children, and cultivating cannabis.

An 86-year-old man and 81-year-old woman were also arrested on suspicion of assisting and offender and cultivating cannabis.

All three remain in police custody for questioning.

Operation Green Jacket is the multi-agency operation launched in 2019, ahead of the publication of ‘An assurance review of Operation Augusta’ in 2020. Led by GMP’s Child Sexual Exploitation Major Investigation Team (CSE MIT) – a resource dedicated to investigating the most serious and complex cases to ensure consistently high standards, it focusses on offending against vulnerable young people in the South Manchester area in the early 2000s.

Detective Inspector Eleanor Humphreys said: “One month on from our most recent arrests, today’s action is assurance that Operation Green Jacket is alive and kicking towards ensuring those responsible for exploiting young people in South Manchester in the early 2000s face justice.

“Whilst arrests are demonstrative of our relentless pursuit of offenders regardless of time passed, we are also making progress in empowering victims to pursue outcomes.

“Survivors are the centre of our investigations – ourselves and our partners will continue creating bespoke support packages to ensure that they feel cared for for as long as they need, and regardless of whether or not they feel ready to start journeying through the criminal justice system.”