Nightclub shut down following allegations teenage boy raped woman in toilet cubicle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA city centre nightclub where a 14-year-old boy is alleged to have raped a woman just days after another serious attack was reported has been shut down.
Bloom, in Manchester’s Gay Village, has had its licence revoked after a town hall committee heard ‘shocking’ evidence from GMP including details of 38 violent or sexual offences at the venue this year.
The club’s licence was suspended at the beginning of the month, when police ordered a summary review following the alleged rape in the venue’s toilets on June 29. READ MORE : Pub customer slams staff's treatment of daughter who wanted to drink wine The suspension was upheld at a further hearing on July 20, with councillors noting CCTV footage suggested a ‘level of familiarity’ between the teenager and staff at the Bloom Street venue.
Since then it has come to light that a non-binary person had also allegedly been raped in the toilets just 12 days prior, while there has been a catalogue of violence, threats and ‘sexual-type crimes’ since August 2021.
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