Police hunt man after girl, 14, assaulted in Aberdeenshire

Police are hunting for a man who assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Aberdeenshire.

It happened at around 5.30pm on Tuesday April 27, on a footpath on Old Military Road near Potarch.

Officers say the teenager was "shocked but unhurt" by the incident.

Detective Sergeant Stewart Gibbon of the Public Protection Unit in Aberdeen said: "The incident has just recently been reported to police and we keen to trace the man responsible.

"The girl was walking on the footpath when she was approached by the man and assaulted. He is described as being mid to late 20s, approximately 5ft 8ins, of medium build with short brown scruffy hair, and was wearing a dark green jumper. He was driving a dark coloured saloon style vehicle.

"This appears to be an isolated incident and officers are doing everything they can to find the person involved. I would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time who may have any information relation to this incident to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 0661 of Friday May 7 2021."