Police release image of man as they investigate sexual assault of girl, 13

Photo: Greater Manchester Police

Police have obtained an image of a man - used on a social media account that was contacting the victim before the incident - as they believe he could hold important information

Officers investigating the sexual assault of a teenage girl in Rochdale have released the image of a man they would like to speak to about the incident.

Police were contacted about the incident last summer, in which a man is understood to have taken the victim - a 13-year-old girl - down an alleyway in the town centre and proceeded to sexually assault her.

The victim was able to force the offender off of her before running away from him.

A wide range of follow-up enquiries have been made as part of the investigation but so far police have been unable to arrest a suspect in relation to this attack.

A spokesperson for the police said: "We have obtained an image of a man - used on a social media account that was contacting the victim before the incident - as we believe he could hold important information.

"Anyone who could identify him or know of his whereabouts is asked to call us on 0161 856 8549, quoting incident 2038 of 26/07/2021."

Details can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.