A SCHOOLGIRL was raped by a man in an alleyway, it has been alleged.

The 14-year-old girl told police she was raped by a man in his late teens, last Friday evening (October 2) in an alleyway between Lukin Crescent and Withy Mead in Chingford.

Officers are making enquiries to establish the exact circumstances of the incident and the time it is alleged to have taken place.

Three men, one aged 17 and two 16-year-olds, have been arrested in connection with the investigation.

They have been bailed to return to a police station in December pending further enquiries.