UPDATE 12.23pm, Monday 3rd March
The 26-year-old man is still being questioned by Gwent Police in custody.
UPDATE 6.03pm, Sunday 2nd March
A MAN of 26 is under arrest in police custody after a girl of 13 was seriously sexually assaulted in Newport, police say.
Officers say the attack took place at 7.30pm last night after the girl got off a bus on Malpas Road. The attack took place in a lane near Hollybush Close, Malpas.
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