Police in Dewsbury have issued an Efit and picture of a man they wish to speak with after a teenage girl was pushed into a canal.
The Dewsbury Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to speak to anyone who can identify the man as enquiries continue into an incident which has been recorded as a sexual offence, due to the nature of the suspect’s behaviour.
Officers have been conducting a range of active enquiries into the matter which took place at 2pm on 14th August close to Schofield Bridge in Dewsbury.
It occurred after a male approached the 14-year-old female who was with friends and spoke with them, before pushing one of them into the canal.
After she got out, he indecently spoke to and then touched her and also indecently touched her friend.
The victims, both of whom were shaken but not physically harmed, ran from the scene.
The suspect is described as an Asian male, around 20 years old.
Inspector Lee Baragwanath of Dewsbury Neighbourhood Teams, said: “We have been conducting extensive enquiries into this incident since it was reported, and are now in a position to release an Efit of a man we wish to speak with.
“Due to the nature of the incident this matter was recorded as a sexual offence and we have been speaking with the victim’s and their parents.
“Thankfully incidents of this nature are rare and no subsequent offences of this kind have been reported.
“I would ask anyone who recognises the man pictured or who has any information at all about what took place to contact us.
“You may hold a vital piece of information that will enable us to identify this offender.”
Anyone with information about the man, or the incident, is asked to call 101 referencing crime number 13210411769.
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