Man (36) Arrested Over Sexual Assault

Friday, 24 May 2019 12:35

The woman is said to have been approached on La Rue Le Masurier, while sitting outside the Grand Marché.

A man's been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.

Jersey Police received a report of a woman in her 30s being approached while sitting outside the Grand Marché in St Helier and forced to a nearby address.

The pair were said to have walked from the Millennium Town Park on Tuesday morning towards Stopford Road.

The woman was wearing a short jacket and leggings, and the man was wearing a tracksuit.

The assault is alleged to have happened at around 9:30am on Tuesday 21 May.

A 36-year-old man has been questioned and released on bail, and officers are appealing for witnesses.

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