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Reported sexual assaults by cyclist in Swanley

Police officers in Kent have issued an appeal following three reported sexual assaults on women in Swanley.

The incidents have involved a suspect on a dark bicycle who is alleged to have indecently touched the victims as he has ridden past them.

The first incident reported was on New Barn Road at 5:30pm on Saturday 18 April.

A second incident took place between 11:40 and 12:40pm the following day in Leydenhatch Lane.

The third incident was reported at around 1pm on Monday 20 April in Swanley Park.

The suspect is described as white, in his teens or early 20s and of a slim build. He is also reported to have brown or ginger wavy or curly hair.

If you have any information you should call Kent Police on 01622 604100 and use the crime reference number 46/67975/20.