Police hunt middle-age man who sexually assaulted girl, 14, in broad daylight near Weymouth beach

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Police hunt middle-age man who sexually assaulted girl, 14, in broad daylight attack near beach in Weymouth

  • Girl, 14, was touched inappropriately while at a beach in Weymouth last Tuesday
  • The suspect was pushing either a pram or wheelchair when he groped the girl 
  • He reportedly lifted up her top during last weeks attack in the broad daylight 

By Luke May For Mailonline

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Police are hunting for a middle-aged man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in broad daylight last week.

The victim is said to be ‘very distressed,’ after the attack along Weymouth’s seafront at around 2.40pm last Tuesday.

Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after receiving reports a man walked up behind her, lifted her top up and touched her inappropriately on her bottom over her clothing.

A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a white man in his 40s along Weymouth seafront last Tuesday. He was last seen walking towards the town’s clocktower

Following the assault, which happened on The Esplanade, the man continued walking toward the Jubilee Clock Tower on the town side of the road.

The offender is described as white, aged in his mid 40s and bald. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and pushing either a pram or a wheelchair.

Police Constable Toby Norman, of Weymouth police, said: “This incident understandably left the victim feeling very distressed and we are determined to identify the man responsible.

‘We are carrying out a number of enquiries, including a trawl of CCTV footage in the area, and I am urging anyone who witnessed what happened to please come forward.

‘I am particularly keen to speak to a group of three older women who I understand were walking near to the man at the time of the incident and are likely to have seen what took place.’

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55200115169. 

Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or call freephone 0800 555 111