Operation Sled
Operation Sled is a nationwide investigation, being led by Wiltshire Police into the sexual exploitation of females across the UK.
APPEAL FOR INFORMATION
On Friday 4th September 2026, Mark SOUTH from Ashford, Kent pleaded guilty to 49 charges of child sexual offending across 9 victims. These victims were located in different areas of the UK.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Wiltshire Police via this portal and the information will be reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.
Wiltshire Police may experience high volumes of requests through this page and the investigation team will be in contact as soon as they can, but please anticipate that it may take a number of weeks.
If you have an urgent need for assistance or need to report a safeguarding concern, please call 999 or 101 for your local Police Force.
Contact Information
If you prefer to speak to someone, please call 101 quoting Crime Ref 54230057905 and inform the call handler you have information relating to OPERATION SLED.
Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestopper-uk.org