Security staff ‘left teenager in nightclub toilet with woman he allegedly raped’

Nightclub security left a teenage boy in a toilet cubicle with a woman he allegedly raped, a licencing hearing was told today. A 14-year-old boy was arrested yesterday after a woman was raped in the toilets of Bloom Manchester in the early hours of Wednesday.

Speaking at a licensing hearing today, PC Stuart Hammersley told councillors that police believe the teenager got into the club using a fake ID. Police were also told by the victim that a member of security staff went into the toilets, knocked on the cubicle and realised there were two people inside.

However, he allowed them to remain in there together and left, the officer said. PC Hammersley said: "I don't think anything was said to him specifically about what was going on, but obviously, it wouldn't be good practice for security to allow two people to remain in a toilet cubicle together without carrying out checks."

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Earlier, a female customer and her friends said that they had been approached by a teenager offering to sell them drugs at around 4.15am, according to the police. One friend claimed security staff said "have a good one mate" to the teenager as he entered the male toilets with the woman, according to a police report.

The Gay Village club's licence has now been suspended pending a full review. Speaking on behalf of Greater Manchester Police, PC Hammersley told the licensing panel that he was 'shocked' the nightclub did not contact the police.

Security staff found the teenager and detained him outside the premises, according to a police report, but the victim told staff she did not want the police contacted, so the offender was allowed to leave the club. However, at about 5am, one of