INVESTIGATORS have released an image of three men they would like to speak to in relation to an ongoing rape investigation in Barnsley.

The probe was originally launched by West Yorkshire Police after reports that five men and two teenage girls had travelled from Wakefield to a car park.

One of the girls was raped and the other sexually assaulted.

Following extensive enquiries, the investigation was transferred to South Yorkshire Police.

As part of the inquiry, officers established that a large number of people have access to the vehicle that the suspects travelled from Wakefield in.

Officers then quickly tracked down and arrested the owner of the vehicle and he was released with no further action following DNA analysis and descriptions provided by the girls.

Other males who also had access to the car were arrested, and they too were eliminated through DNA comparison.

Police have now released images of three men they would like to speak to.

Detective Constable Paul Jones, who is in charge of the case, said: “We have undertaken a lot of investigative work since this investigation was transferred to us from West Yorkshire Police.

“This includes extensive CCTV trawls, suspect interviews, DNA analysis, and other forensic work.

“While these CCTV images are not as clear as we would like, we are hoping that those pictured or someone who knows them will recognise them and contact us to assist us with our enquiries.

“Do you recognise any of these men, or have other information that could help officers with their investigation?”

You can report information by calling 101 quoting incident number 1007 of February 14.