Man arrested on suspicion of raping woman in London’s Groucho Club

The Groucho Club was forced to shut amid the report

A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Soho’s famous Groucho Club days after Westminster Council suspended its licence.

The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into reports of a woman being attacked inside the venue in Dean Street, on November 13.

It was today confirmed that a 34-year-old man was arrested at an address in Hertfordshire on suspicion of rape. He remains in custody.

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