Teenager sexually assaulted at Festival Leisure Park in Basildon
A 33 year old man from Dagenham has been arrested
Last updated 5th Oct 2022
Detectives investigating a sexual assault in Basildon are appealing for people who were there and saw something to come forward.
It was reported a teenage girl was approached by a man at Hollywood Bowl at the Festival Leisure Park at around 4.50pm on 28 August.
The man spoke to the girl before hugging her and kissing her on the cheek.
About 20 minutes later, as the girl was standing outside the main entrance to the cinema, the same man approached her, sat next to her, stroked her arm before grabbing her head and attempting to kiss her.
He then touched her inappropriately.
The police believe there were other people who were there at the time who will have seen what happened.
The man has been described as about 5ft 9ins tall with black hair and wearing a black button-down shirt, smart black trousers, and smart black shoes.
A 33 year-old man from Dagenham has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and has since been released under investigation.
The police say they need anyone who saw anything to call them
They welcome any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident.
And would like people to quote incident 842 of 28 August.