A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man who forced his way into a toilet cubicle at a city centre nightclub. The teen had been at OMG bar on Victoria Street in Liverpool on Monday, April 3.
She went to the toilet but a man allegedly unlocked the cubicle door and raped her, reports the Liverpool Echo. The man left the scene and an unknown woman came to help the victim's aid.
CCTV footage has now been released by detectives showing an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the sex attack
Detective Inspector Leanne Toole said: "This was an absolute abhorrent attack on a vulnerable teenage girl, and I would like to reassure the public that incidents such as this are rare, and we are working hard to hard to identify the offender and bring him to justice.
"I am appealing to the man featured in this image, or anyone who recognises him to come forward as we believe he could hold information that could be vital to our continuing enquiries. I am also urging for the woman who helped the victim in the toilet cubicle to contact us as soon possible as she may have some vital information in relation to the investigation."
She added: "Providing support to victims of sexual assault has never been more important, and I would encourage anyone experiencing this to report it to us and we will support you every way we can. If anyone who has suffered a sexual offence and you can find the courage to come forward and speak to us, we will deal with you sensitively and make sure that reports are thoroughly investigated.
"Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information which could help us with our inquiries, is asked to DM @MerPolCC, message ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook’ or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 with reference 23000285218."
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