Police hunt man over sex act on London bus between Camden and Southwark

CCTV image: Police have released this image of man they want to speak to over a sex offence on a number 68 bus
Met Police
Fiona Simpson12 October 2016
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Police have launched an appeal after a man flashed and touched himself while sitting next to woman on a bus travelling through central London.

Scotland Yard have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after a woman reported that the man exposed himself to her on the 68 bus between Russell Square and Burgess Park.

The man, aged between 20 and 30 years old, is said to have sat down next to his 37-year-old victim and performed a sex act himself while shielding his actions from other passengers at around 9.45pm on August 15.

CCTV image: Police want to speak to this man after a woman reported being flashed on a bus between Camden and Southwark
Met Police

The suspect is described as a dark-skinned afro-Carribean man with an athletic build.

He is believed to have been wearing a black and white baseball cap, a short sleeved grey shirt and grey tracksuit bottoms.

Anyone with any information is asked to call PC Neil Webb on 020 3054 6712 or via 101.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference 224997.

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