Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault at Camber Sands on Bank Holiday Monday.
A 57-year-old woman from Kent was sunbathing in the dunes, between zones G and H, at approximately 5:30 pm on August 25, when she was approached by an unknown man who began to massage her.
He then reportedly sexually assaulted the woman before making off from the scene on foot.
He is described as white but tanned, with T-shirt tan lines, aged in his mid-30s, of stocky/muscly build, with a full, dark brown beard. He also had crooked teeth and spoke with a foreign accent.
He was wearing a navy baseball cap and blue patterned shorts; it is not believed he was wearing a top.
Detective Inspector Steve Shimmons said: “Specialist officers have engaged with the victim, who continues to be supported as we seek to establish precisely what happened.
“The beach was bustling on Bank Holiday Monday and we’re urging anyone who saw what happened, or anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious activity or captured it on camera, to contact us.”
You can report it online or call 101, quoting crime reference 47250168587.
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