Arrest in connection with reported sexual assault in Ferndown
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported sexual assault in Ferndown.
It was reported that at around 4.20pm on Thursday 17 September 2026 a 16-year-old girl was sitting on a bench by the bus stop near to Iceland in Victoria Road when a man approached her, having got off the number 13 Morebus.
He reportedly began engaging her in conversation and made inappropriate sexual comments before grabbing the victim around the neck.
Following enquiries by officers, a 50-year-old Bournemouth man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. He has been released on police bail as further investigative work is carried out.