Man arrested after teenage girl allegedly sexually assaulted on bus in Coleford
A man aged in his 20s and from Coleford was arrested and has since been charged
A man has been arrested after a teenage girl was reportedly sexually assaulted on a bus in Coleford.
Police were called on Wednesday 17 June with a report that an unknown man had got on the number 22 bus at around 11.25am and sat next to a 17-year-old girl.
It was reported that the girl attempted to move seats but the man blocked her in and he then placed his hand on her leg and moved it down between her legs without her consent.
Police say the girl alerted a couple who were sitting nearby who asked the driver to stop the bus and the man was removed from the bus with assistance from one of the passengers.
A man aged in his 20s and from Coleford was arrested in connection with the incident a few hours later.
He has been charged and remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday 16 July.
Investigating officers have carried out CCTV enquiries and are now asking anyone who was on the bus and who may have seen what happened to contact them.