Police are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted at a city centre bar.
The woman was at Revolver bar on Temple Court at around 8.30pm on Saturday, 22 April when she was inappropriately touched by a man. She immediately alerted staff at the bar, and the man ran off towards Victoria Street and North John Street.
Merseyside Police have now issued CCTV images of a man they believe may have information that could help with their enquiries. The victim was left very distressed by the incident.
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Detective Inspector Katie Coote said: “This was a disgraceful attack on a woman, and I would like to reassure the public that incidents such as this are rare. The victim is very shaken and understandably very distressed by the incident.
“We are taking this incident extremely seriously and I am appealing to the man featured in this image, or anyone who recognises him to come forward. We believe he could hold information that could be vital to our continuing enquiries.”
Det Insp Coote 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 with inquiries, is asked to DM @MerPolCC, message ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook’ or CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 with reference 23000341221.
Anyone with information or wants to report a sexual offence is asked to call 101 where they will be spoken to by specially trained officers or information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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