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POLICE IN LONDON have said that they are searching for a man believed to have committed at least nine sexual assaults – seven of them being against children.
Officers in the Greenwich and Lewisham areas said that the victims are three girls aged 11, four girls aged 13 and two women aged 25 and 27.
All the offences took place between 8am and 4pm between 30 June and 16 October.
Detectives have released CCTV images of a man leaving the scene of the Honor Oak Road incident and appeal to the public to help identify him.
In all cases, the attacker has approached the victim and sexually touched them before running from the scene on foot.
Superintendent Lee Hill of Greenwich Police said: “These incidents were very frightening for the victims. I am appealing to the public to help identify and locate this man as quickly as possible.
“Although none of the victims have suffered physical injury, the effects of becoming a victim of sexual assault can be lasting and traumatic.
“There is a possibility that these incidents are part of a linked series of attacks as a number of victims have provided very similar descriptions of the attacker – a white man aged between 40-50-years-old, with short white or blonde hair. This is one line of enquiry detectives are exploring.
I am concerned that there may be more victims who have not yet come forward and are not receiving the support that they may need. I would urge any victims who have not yet come forward to contact police.
“While efforts to trace the person or people behind these attacks progresses, police patrols in the area have been increased and officers are working with local schools to advise and reassure pupils and parents.”
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My goodness you got out early Stan, must be a record.
The media hype up rural crime. Suits FG
@Stan:
Why?
@Avina Laaf: Read above
@Stan: Reports of burglars being caught is a good news story.? I don’t see it as hype, although I wouldn’t mind seeing the actual stats by county, heat maps, etc.
@Stan: ridiculous comment. $cumbags robbing houses is news, especially when they’re caught!
@Stan: Are you another Trumpanzee, blame the media and it’s all lies?
Stan … what type of a stupid comment is that
@Denis McCarthy: the dumbest type.
@Denis McCarthy: Remember before GE 16 there was scare mongering in the papers everyday. As Vincent Browne had experts on and proved that crime was record lows and we are the safest we been in decades or possibly ever. FG & Labour spent a fortune on motorway Gards(not a bean for social housing or even RA though but luxery new Garda jeeps no prob as more kids lost tgeir homes)and most these anti whistleblowing corrupt Gards got was humble people with unfair pre 08 tax just out or going thru the long and costly yearly NCT test and retests and possibly a third retest for theout smallest things. Oh these same cops would have believe they done 1.5 million breath tests at the same time and kept their mouths shut when Callinane called the whistle blowers disgusting as like George Hook they couldn’t raise any concerns without being bullied to death by their own organisations.
@Stan: what exactly is your point?
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