A NUMBER of sexual assaults have been reported to police investigating a disturbance at a Weymouth holiday park, which led to the closure of three sites, it has been revealed.

Police said they were called at 6.21pm on Friday, July 9 to reports of 'intimidating and abusive behaviour' involving some guests at Haven Littlesea holiday park off Lynch Lane.

Police officers were called to help staff disperse guests, but have since received a report of theft and allegations of sexual assaults.

Investigations into the reported incidents have been launched by police officers and they encourage anyone who witnessed what happened to come forward.

As reported, Haven made the decision to close all of its facilities at the park over the weekend, including its swimming pools, clubhouse, arcades and bars. It also closed its facilities at its other Weymouth sites – Seaview and Weymouth Bay.

Dorset Echo: Facilities at Haven parks in Weymouth were closed by staff following the events on Friday night at Littlesea ParkFacilities at Haven parks in Weymouth were closed by staff following the events on Friday night at Littlesea Park

A spokeswoman added: "We were called at 6.21pm on Friday, July 9 to reports of intimidating and abusive behaviour involving some guests at Haven Littlesea holiday park off Lynch Lane in Weymouth.

"Officers attended and helped staff to disperse those involved. The Force has received a report of theft and a third-hand report of a number of sexual assaults involving inappropriate touching over clothing.

"An investigation is underway and officers will be speaking to the reported victims to get an account of what happened, as well as accessing and reviewing CCTV footage from the holiday park.

"No arrests have been made."

Haven say that a number of alleged serious offences have been reported to Dorset Police and are currently being investigated.

The holiday company has apologised that the 'unforeseen behaviour’ has caused the closure of these facilities.

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A spokeswoman for Haven said: "As a result of the intimidating and abusive behaviour of some guests on Friday, July 9, we have taken the difficult decision to close some of our facilities this weekend.

“A number of serious offences have been reported to Dorset Police which are being investigated so we cannot comment further.

“The safety and security of our guests, owners and team remains our number one priority and we believe keeping the facilities open during the weekend would have put others on our park at risk.

“We are very sorry that this unforeseen behaviour has meant we are unable to offer our normal Haven experience. We are offering refunds to those whose breaks have been impacted by these measures.”