14-year-old girl assaulted by man in Aberdeenshire
The incident happened at the end of April.
Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses after a man approached and assaulted a 14-year-old girl in the Potarch area of Aberdeenshire.
The incident happened at 5.30pm on Tuesday, 27 April, 2021 on a footpath on Old Military Road, near to Potarch.
The teenage girl was shocked but unhurt by the incident.
Detective Sergeant Stewart Gibbon of the Public Protection Unit in Aberdeen said :
“The incident has just recently been reported to police and we keen to trace the man responsible. The girl was walking on the footpath when she was approached by the man and assaulted. He is described as being mid to late 20's, approximately 5'8", medium build with short brown scruffy hair, wearing a dark green jumper. He was driving a dark coloured saloon style vehicle.
“This appears to be an isolated incident and officers are doing everything they can to find the person involved. I would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time who may have any information relation to this incident to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 0661 of Friday, 7 May 2021.”