Four men have been banned from the Concordia Theatre in Hinckley as part of the inquiry. Two of them have been arrested and bailed.
Warrants have been carried out at four addresses in the Hinckley area, including the theatre in Stockwell Head, police said.
The county council said it had stopped issuing licences for children to take part in upcoming productions.
Det Insp Richard Hiom said: "The offences we are investigating were committed away from the theatre.
"However, the people we have arrested are connected to the theatre in a number of ways."
Children aged up to 16 were allegedly abused off the premises, said police who began their inquiry in October.
The men were arrested in February as part of an investigation into indecent images of children.
They had links to Concordia Theatre, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Concordia Theatre is an amateur theater used by many local organizations. It has 400 seats and is run by volunteers.
Three convicted child abusers with links to the theatre have also been identified by police.
Detectives said after initially raising concerns with the the theatre's management they did not get the level of co-operation they expected.
However, Det Insp Rich Hiom said the theatre, which was facing a licence review, had since made "significant progress" to meet police concerns and had made some staff changes.
A spokesman for the theatre said: "We have worked very closely with all of the relevant stakeholders - including Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire County Council - to put in place a much more robust set of child protection measures, in line with their advice and guidance."
He added: "We are pleased that the authorities have recognised the work we have undertaken and we will continue to liaise closely with them to ensure that the Concordia Theatre remains a safe environment for all."
One of the new measures includes an adoption of a new safeguarding policy, to be approved by police and Leicestershire County Council, and set to be in place by 2 May.
The two men who are being investigated for possession of indecent images of children are currently on police bail.
Two other men have been banned from the theatre while a third is currently serving a prison sentence.
Please be praying for the recovery of victimized children and for their protection going forward.
Please consider using my 3:15 PM prayer daily.
Warrants have been carried out at four addresses in the Hinckley area, including the theatre in Stockwell Head, police said.
The county council said it had stopped issuing licences for children to take part in upcoming productions.
Det Insp Richard Hiom said: "The offences we are investigating were committed away from the theatre.
"However, the people we have arrested are connected to the theatre in a number of ways."
Children aged up to 16 were allegedly abused off the premises, said police who began their inquiry in October.
The men were arrested in February as part of an investigation into indecent images of children.
They had links to Concordia Theatre, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Concordia Theatre is an amateur theater used by many local organizations. It has 400 seats and is run by volunteers.
Three convicted child abusers with links to the theatre have also been identified by police.
Detectives said after initially raising concerns with the the theatre's management they did not get the level of co-operation they expected.
However, Det Insp Rich Hiom said the theatre, which was facing a licence review, had since made "significant progress" to meet police concerns and had made some staff changes.
A spokesman for the theatre said: "We have worked very closely with all of the relevant stakeholders - including Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire County Council - to put in place a much more robust set of child protection measures, in line with their advice and guidance."
He added: "We are pleased that the authorities have recognised the work we have undertaken and we will continue to liaise closely with them to ensure that the Concordia Theatre remains a safe environment for all."
One of the new measures includes an adoption of a new safeguarding policy, to be approved by police and Leicestershire County Council, and set to be in place by 2 May.
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Two other men have been banned from the theatre while a third is currently serving a prison sentence.
Please be praying for the recovery of victimized children and for their protection going forward.
Please consider using my 3:15 PM prayer daily.
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