Three men, arrested by police investigating a suspected child sexual exploitation ring in the city, were released yesterday without charge.

The men, aged 22, 38, and 39, were arrested in March as part of Operation Bullfinch. The trio had answered bail yesterday with five other men – aged 22, 29, 33, 34, and 35 – who were rebailed until January 24.

On Tuesday, three more men were arrested as part of the investigation and were bailed until January.