Teenage minor sexually assaulted in Tuffley

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a child

It is believed that the man and the victim were known to each other.
Author: Ashton KirbyPublished 23rd Jan 2023

It was a reported a man sexually assaulted a child in Gloucester last week.

The victim, a teenage girl is under the age of 16, was allegedly sexually assaulted in the Tuffley area between 7 and 8.30pm on Thursday the 19th of January.

Since then, a man in his 20s from Gloucester has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a child and remains in police custody.

The pair are though to have known each other and had walked from the Co-op on Stroud Road, to Robert Raikes Avenue, Tuffley at around 6:45pm. They then sat in the park and the walked to Evenlode Road.

The Police are now appealing for witnesses, doorbell, CCTV or dashcam footage.