Ovingdean residents shocked after 14-year-old girl raped

Police are hunting a man in his 40s after a teenage girl was raped in broad daylight.

The 14-year-old girl was approached by a man at the northern end of Sheep Walk in Ovingdean at around 2pm yesterday.

She was then sexually assaulted.

The man is described as white and in his 40s.

Detectives said they were doing all they could to support the young girl. But they urged anyone who may have seen the girl to come forward.

Latest TV’s James Lillywhite spoke to residents after the incident.