Poole: Cops issue CCTV of man as girl ‘sexually assaulted’ | UK | News

In late January, a girl was reportedly sexually assaulted on a bus in a British seaside town; This incident led to the police objecting to the CCTV. Dorset Police officers are investigating an alleged incident on a bus in Poole.

In the appeal published on March 9, the police said that at around 19.50 on Sunday, January 25, a young girl was on the No. 8 More Bus in the Hamworthy area when a man approached her and kissed her on the cheek. The officer reportedly then returned to his seat.

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to identify in connection with their investigation.

Police appealed for witnesses and urged anyone with information to contact officers.

Constable Alice Beavon, of Poole police, said: “This was a distressing incident for the young victim and we are carrying out a full investigation into what happened.”

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He continued: “I am now in a position to release CCTV footage of a man whom we are trying to identify as part of our investigations and would urge anyone with information about his identity to please contact us.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55260011601.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously via its website or by calling freephone 0800 555 111.