Teenage girl sexually assaulted inside bus shelter at UK train station in broad daylight – as man in his 70s arrested

A PROBE has been launched after a teenage girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in a bus shelter outside a train station. Cops have arrested a man in his 70s for various sex offences after the victim was reportedly targeted in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The teen was attacked at around 10.20pm on July 4, according to British Transport Police (BTP). She had been sat in the bus shelter in the build-up to the horror. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The alleged attacker then entered, before reportedly sexually harassing and assaulting her. She managed to flee her attacker and escape the bus shelter before alerting cops, who quickly launched an investigation. Officers have since arrested a man in his 70s on suspicion of sex-based harassment, sexual assault, and sexual communication with a child. BTP have appealed for any witnesses and urged anyone with information to come forward. The force said: “At around 10.20am on July 4, the girl was sat in the bus shelter outside the railway station when a man entered. “He proceeded to sexually harass and assault her, causing her to leave the bus shelter to escape him. Most read in The Sun “A man in his 70s has been arrested on suspicion of Sex-based Harassment causing alarm and distress, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Communication with a Child, and has been released on bail while enquiries continue. “Detectives are urgently appealing for two people who were walking through the car park and may have witnessed the incident to contact police. “Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 328 of 4 July. “Information can also be given to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”