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Protests over alleged assault in Epsom condemned
The Guardian
|April 17, 2026
The minister of a church near the scene of an alleged gang-rape in Epsom has condemned the “intimidating” protests in which hundreds of people gathered in the Surrey town to demand information about the suspects from police.
A woman in her 20s is believed to have been assaulted outside Epsom Methodist Church after leaving the Labyrinth nightclub on Saturday between 2am and 4am, according to Surrey police.
Officers said they were working to find the suspects but did not yet have sufficient information to release to the public about who they were looking for. They urged people not to speculate as they appealed for witnesses.
A protest was held on Wednesday evening in Epsom town centre to demand more information from police about the alleged incident, including details about the suspects. Dozens of officers wearing riot gear appeared to have objects thrown at them, but no arrests were made.
This story is from the April 17, 2026 edition of The Guardian.
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