Chapeltown sex assault Sheffield: Man arrested over alleged attack on girl, 13

David Kessen
By David Kessen

Senior reporter

Published 20th Feb 2023, 10:49 BST
Updated 20th Feb 2023, 10:58 BST
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A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault reported on a teenager in Sheffield woods.

Police confirmed a man, aged 28, had been arrested by officers who are carrying out investigations into the incident, reported in Chapeltown earlier this month.

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They said in a statement: “We have arrested a 28-year-old man following a reported sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Chapeltown, Sheffield.

“At around 8am on Wednesday 8 February, it is reported that the 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man while she walked through woodland near to what is locally known as the ‘duck pond’ and Charlton Brook, close to Chambers Valley Road.

A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault reported on a teenager in Sheffield woods.A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault reported on a teenager in Sheffield woods.
A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault reported on a teenager in Sheffield woods.

“The man, from Rotherham, was arrested yesterday (Sunday February 19) on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault on a female over 13.

“The second count comes after the reported sexual assault of a second girl, age 14, on a Rotherham bus on Tuesday (14 February). The man has been bailed with conditions while enquiries continue.”