Teenager victim of Colne sex attacker (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Teenager victim of Colne sex attacker
4:19pm Friday 8th March 2013 in News
A CCTV image of the suspect
A TEENAGE boy was pulled into a side street before a man attempted to sexually assault him.
The 17-year-old was walking along Albert Road, in Colne, when he was approached by another man.
The man started talking to the boy, making suggestive remarks, before pulling him into a side street and attempting to pull his trousers down, but the boy managed to get free and ran off. The incident happened at around 8.15pm on Tuesday January 8.
PC Samantha Holland said: “This was a very unpleasant experience for the 17-year-old and we need to find the person responsible.
“If you think you know the man in the CCTV images then please contact police, I am also keen to hear from anybody who may have been in the area at the time and may have seen anybody acting suspiciously.”
Anybody with any information can contact police on 101 or Crime-stoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.
