A 13-year-old girl reportedly walking alone through a cemetery in Retford, Nottinghamshire, had been allegedly sexually assaulted by a stranger at around 3:30 pm on Dec. 12, 2019.
Crimestoppers, a community that helps people to provide anonymous information about criminal activity, is appealing for information that could help in the serious sexual assault of the teenage girl in Nottinghamshire. Meanwhile, the police officials have released an image of a person they would like to speak to in connection with the investigation.
Police also acquired CCTV footage of a man walking along Leafield, close to the cemetery, at around the same time the victim was attacked. Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Craig Hall from Nottinghamshire Police also urged everyone in the area to step forward and detail suspicious activities they noticed during the day of the assault.
The victim was walking alone through the cemetery when approached and attacked by a stranger. A £5,000 ($6,500) reward has been offered for anonymous information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the sexual assault. The independent charity has pledged the public 100% anonymity to anyone who will offer details on the incident.
Lydia Patsalides, East Midlands Regional Manager at the charity Crimestoppers, said, "This is an awful, heinous crime which should never have happened. An innocent child has gone through a terrible ordeal which may sadly affect her for the rest of her life. We know it can be difficult to speak up about someone you suspect may be involved in a serious crime, especially if they are close to you. This is why our charity is here to help."
"Crimestoppers gives people the option to remain completely anonymous when telling us what they know. We have kept this promise since we started back in the late 1980s. Around half a million people contact our charity every year to pass on their crime information. If you know anything about this crime, I urge you to speak to us completely anonymously. Call our UK Contact Centre, which is open 24/7 on freephone number 0800 555 111 or use our simple and secure anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org," Patsalides continued.
"Nobody will know you contacted us and you will be doing the right thing for the young victim. No piece of information is too small to tell us."
