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Middlesbrough man arrested over school girl assault
A man has been arrested after a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted as she walked home from school on Teesside. The incident happened on Tavistock Road in Middlesbrough on Monday afternoon. The girl was approached by a man near the junction of Gorman Road and assaulted at about 1615 BST, before her attacker ran off. A 21-year-old Middlesbrough man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. Police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
