Southampton man arrested on suspicion of touching 14-year-old child inappropriately on Cosham High Street

By Joe Buncle
Published 8th Aug 2023, 11:53 BST
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Hampshire police have arrested a man after a teenage girl reported that he touched her innapropriately.

The 14-year-old told the force that a stranger groped her on Monday, August 7, in Cosham High Street, leading patrolling officers to arrest a man in his 40s. The suspect, a 45-year-old from Southampton, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.

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A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “Two patrolling PCSO’s were alerted and responded to an incident on Cosham High Street on Monday 7 August.

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A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.
A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.

A 14 year-old girl reported that she was touched inappropriately over her clothing by a man she did not know at some point between 3pm and 3:30pm.

A 45 year-old man from Southampton was subsequently arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and has been bailed until November 7 pending further enquiries.