Detectives are investigating a report of rape which allegedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, September 18.

It was reported that the victim attended 7even nightclub in Sunderland and was seen leaving the city centre in the company of a man at about 5.20am.

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It is then alleged that the victim woke up in a property having been raped.

A man is assisting with the inquiry.

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