Man arrested after teenage girl reportedly sexually assaulted in Ferndown
A 50-year-old man from Bournemouth has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and released on bail
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported sexual assault on a teenage girl in Ferndown.
It was reported that at around 4.20pm on Thursday 17th September 2026, a 16-year-old girl was sitting on a bench by the bus stop near Iceland in Victoria Road.
Dorset Police say a man is reported to have approached her after getting off the number 13 Morebus, began talking to her and made inappropriate sexual comments before grabbing her around the neck.
Following enquiries by officers, a 50-year-old man from Bournemouth was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.
He has been released on police bail while further investigative work is carried out.