Appeal for witnesses after man sexually assaults teenage girl – Bedfordshire

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man sexually assaulted a teenage girl at Leighton Buzzard railway station in July.

At around 10.20am on Saturday 4 July, the girl was sat in the bus shelter outside the railway station when a man entered.

He proceeded to sexually harass and assault her, causing her to leave the bus shelter to escape him.

A man in his 70s has been arrested on suspicion of Sex-based Harassment causing alarm and distress, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Communication with a Child, and has been released on bail while enquiries continue. 

Detectives are urgently appealing for two people who were walking through the car park and may have witnessed the incident to contact police. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 328 of 4 July.

Information can also be given to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.