Police call for information after schoolgirl is assaulted at bus stop - 01-12-2008

Police are calling for information after a 12 year old girl was assaulted by a man as she waited for a bus on the steps of HSBC Bank in Maidstone on 7 October.

The man grabbed the girls hand without her consent and made lewd comments, as she waited with friends for a bus at around 16:30pm.

The offender is described as white European, about 30
40 years old, up to 6 foot tall, of heavy build, blue eyes, bald not shaved hair and was wearing a denim jacket, a white T
shirt and light denim jeans.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or other similar suspicious activity is asked to contact PC Reynolds of Maidstone Police on 01622 604271 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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