A man has been arrested after a schoolgirl was sexually assaulted, Sussex Police said this afternoon (Monday 28 October).
The complainant, a 14-year-old, was reported to have been attacked in the centre of Littlehampton on Friday.
The force said: “Police have arrested a 21-year-old local man on suspicion of sexual assault, following an incident on Friday 25 October in the area of Maltravers Leisure Park, in Littlehampton.
“He is in police custody.
“The victim, a 14-year-old girl, continues to be supported by specialist trained officers.
“Police are appealing for a man and a woman who may have seen the suspect and victim together and two teenage girls, who may have checked the victim’s welfare, to come forward.
“Anyone with information is asked to report it online or call 101, quoting crime reference 47240208787.”