POLICE are appealing for the public’s help in their search for a man in connection to a sexual assault on Brighton seafront at the weekend.

A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted near the i360 tower on Saturday July 4 while she was out with her friends.

The suspect is described as black, 6 ft, aged around 20, with a buzz-cut hair style, and speaking with what is thought to be a French accent.

He was wearing a black Super Dry t-shirt with blue/black jeans and grey/white reflective shoes.

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Detective Constable Stewart Cameron of the Brighton and Hove Safeguarding Investigations Unit said: “This is an isolated offence and the image we have released comes from CCTV at the location.”

Anyone who recognises the man can contact the police online at sussex.police.uk or by calling 101 and quoting serial 66 of 04/07.