Newcastle striker Nile Ranger arrested on suspicion of rape (From The Northern Echo)
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Newcastle striker Nile Ranger arrested on suspicion of rape
11:30am Friday 25th January 2013 in News
Nile Ranger
NEWCASTLE United striker Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sources said.
The 21-year-old Premier League footballer was held by Northumbria Police following an allegation made by a woman that she was attacked at a hotel in Jesmond, Newcastle between Wednesday and Thursday.
London-born Ranger, who lives in Forest Hall, North Tyneside, was still being questioned today.
A police spokeswoman said: "On Thursday January 24 a woman reported to police that she had been raped overnight at a hotel in Jesmond.
"A 21-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Forest Hall on suspicion of rape."
A Newcastle United spokeswoman declined to comment.
