Social care worker arrested on suspicion of child abduction
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A residential social care worker has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction, abuse of trust and drugs offences in County Londonderry.
The 25-year-old man has been released on bail pending police enquiries.
It is understood he was an agency worker in the mid-Ulster area and that several teenagers were in his care.
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ understands this has now become a major safeguarding issue for a number of Northern Ireland's health authorities.
To protect the identity of the children at the centre of the allegations, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ is not reporting which health trust is handling the case.
In a statement, the health authority confirmed that as a result of information they received, an agency worker's contract had been terminated.
The statement added that police had been alerted and the trust was aware of an ongoing investigation.