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| A man has been arrested after three British schoolgirls were assaulted while they slept at a youth hostel in western France. | A man has been arrested after three British schoolgirls were assaulted while they slept at a youth hostel in western France. |
| The teenage girls, from Kingsbridge Community College in Devon, were staying in the Pinede Youth Hostel in Saint Brevin while on a school trip. | The teenage girls, from Kingsbridge Community College in Devon, were staying in the Pinede Youth Hostel in Saint Brevin while on a school trip. |
| French officials said a man obtained a key from a hostel staff member and touched the girls' arms on Sunday. | French officials said a man obtained a key from a hostel staff member and touched the girls' arms on Sunday. |
| The school said it was an "extremely distressing" incident. | The school said it was an "extremely distressing" incident. |
| The girls were staying in a four-berth room in the hostel. | |
| The man touched two of the girls' necks and a hand of the third, before a fourth girl screamed. | |
| Roger Pope, the principal at Kingsbridge, said staff from the college and the hostel had reacted immediately. | Roger Pope, the principal at Kingsbridge, said staff from the college and the hostel had reacted immediately. |
| "This is an extremely distressing incident and the girls were shocked but thankfully unharmed. | "This is an extremely distressing incident and the girls were shocked but thankfully unharmed. |
| "I have spoken to the parents of the girls involved and, in consultation with the students, we have decided they should continue their holiday." | "I have spoken to the parents of the girls involved and, in consultation with the students, we have decided they should continue their holiday." |
| A 24-year-old French national was arrested on suspicion of sexual aggression and has been released on police bail, to remain under psychological observation. | A 24-year-old French national was arrested on suspicion of sexual aggression and has been released on police bail, to remain under psychological observation. |