Appeal following sexual assaults and indecent exposure incidents in Andover

We are appealing for information and witnesses following a series of incidents on the same day in Andover.

At about 1.15pm on Friday 23 June, a 29-year-old woman was walking on the Anton Lane Path when an unknown man approached her on a bicycle.

He pulled his tracksuit bottoms down and exposed himself to the woman, who walked away.

Further down the path the woman told a dog walker what happened.

About 15 minutes later a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at the junction of Colenzo Drive and Vigo Road.

An unknown cyclist rode past her and smacked her bottom before cycling away.

Then at 2.45pm a 23-year-old woman was walking on Picket Twenty Way when she saw a man in a bush at the side of the road exposing himself.

We then received a report of another sexual assault, which happened at about 4pm yesterday when an unknown male approached a 14-year-old girl on Anton Lane Path.

He touched her breasts and racially abused her before cycling away in the direction of Augusta Park.

Following enquiries a 33-year-old man from Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and indecent exposure. He remains in custody.

We would like to speak to anyone else who saw this man, and would particularly like to speak to the dog walker who was spoken to by the woman on Anton Lane Path as they could be a potential witness.

Anyone with relevant information or CCTV or dash cam footage should report online via our website, or call 101, quoting reference 44230250507.