A 12-year-old boy has been reported to the children’s reporter after a six-year-old girl was the alleged victim of a sex attack in Prestonpans, East Lothian last month.

A police spokeswoman said: “Police in East Lothian were called following a report of a sexual assault in the Prestonpans area.

“The incident was reported to police on Monday, January 23, and a 12-year-old boy has since been reported to the children’s reporter.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.