T in the Park: Police investigate rape of teenage girl at festival campsite

Alleged sex crime follows deaths of two teenagers at this year's music festival

An estimated 80,000 people were at this year’s festival (Getty Images)

Police are investigating a report that a teenage girl was raped at T in the Park music festival.

It is believed the victim, 18, was attacked at the campsite on Strathallan Castle estate in Perthshire, Scotland, late on Thursday night, after visiting the dance tent Slam.

Forensic evidence was taken from the scene as detectives launched an investigation into the alleged sex crime.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said in a statement: “Police are making enquiries into a report of a rape of an 18-year-old female on Thursday evening.

“Our enquiries are ongoing.”

An estimated 80,000 people were at this year’s festival, one of the largest in the country.

One festival goer told the Daily Record: "The police were focusing their attention on a specific area and this was on Friday morning.

“I was told there had been a report of a rape, but that was all.

“No one officially said anything, and it make my skin crawl to think that someone could have carried out this attack and then just carried on partying at the festival.”

It follows after the deaths of teenagers Megan Bell and Peter McCallum, both 17, also during this year's festival, under drug related circumstances.

As a result, T festival organisers set up amnesty bins for in the campsites to anonymously dump recreational drugs.

They said in a tweet: "Dump your drugs. Amnesty bins are now in the campsite at welfare. Bin them and you won't be in any trouble.

"Look after each other. If you or your friends feel unwell, get help right away from any festival staff.

"There's no safe way to take drugs. Don't take the risk."