{"id":43951,"date":"2023-02-20T12:49:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T12:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=43951"},"modified":"2023-02-20T13:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:16:47","slug":"police-release-image-of-man-connected-to-rotherham-bus-interchange-sexual-assault-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/police-release-image-of-man-connected-to-rotherham-bus-interchange-sexual-assault-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Police release image of man connected to Rotherham bus interchange sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rotherham Police have released an image of a man they believe may be connected to an ongoing sexual assault investigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A man in his 20s was reportedly sexually assaulted inside the toilets of Rotherham&#8217;s bus interchange last month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alleged assault took place at approximately 7:25pm on Sunday 15 January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim was able to push the suspect away from him inside the toilets but the attack did not end there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite pushing the man away initially, the allegedly persisted with his attempted assault. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Rotherham Police statement said: &#8220;It is understood the suspect followed him before leaving towards the train station.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are calling for anyone who can identify the man to contact them at 10,  quoting crime reference 14\/18487\/23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crimestopper&#8217;s UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotherham Police have released an image of a man they believe may be connected to an ongoing sexual assault investigation. 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