Man, 70, quizzed following sex probe at former mountaineering club

A pensioner has been quizzed by police over an alleged sex assault on a boy following an investigation into a former mountaineering club.

Sussex Police said it had launched an investigation into long-defunct Crawley Mountaineering Club after receiving allegations of indecent offences.

The club was an informal project for young people in the 1970s who had an interest in mountaineering.

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Police are appealing for information about the club as officers say its exact duration and location is not clear.

Investigator Lucy Hailes said; “We are investigating allegations of indecent offences involving this project and would like to talk to anyone who has any information about it.”

A 70-year-old man has been interviewed under caution on suspicion of indecent assaults on a boy in the 1970s, police said. He has been released under investigation.