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| 'Fancy dress' assault on girl, 13 | 'Fancy dress' assault on girl, 13 |
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| Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating a serious sex assault on a 13-year-old girl during a fancy dress event. | Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating a serious sex assault on a 13-year-old girl during a fancy dress event. |
| The alleged attack took place near St Idloes Church at Llanidloes in Powys at about 2200 BST on Friday. | The alleged attack took place near St Idloes Church at Llanidloes in Powys at about 2200 BST on Friday. |
| The girl told police the man attacked her in an area of the church grounds bordering the river through the town. | The girl told police the man attacked her in an area of the church grounds bordering the river through the town. |
| Officers said they are seeking a man aged between 20 and 30, 5ft 6in (1.6m) tall, who was wearing a red dressing gown and brown "old-fashioned" sandals. | Officers said they are seeking a man aged between 20 and 30, 5ft 6in (1.6m) tall, who was wearing a red dressing gown and brown "old-fashioned" sandals. |
| The incident took place during the weekend of the Llanidloes Fancy Dress, police said. | The incident took place during the weekend of the Llanidloes Fancy Dress, police said. |
| They said they would like to speak to anyone who recalls seeing a man in an ankle-length red dressing gown at the event, or anyone who knows anyone who was there dressed like that. | They said they would like to speak to anyone who recalls seeing a man in an ankle-length red dressing gown at the event, or anyone who knows anyone who was there dressed like that. |
| Members of the public may have seen a man dressed like that with a young girl near the church, officers added. | Members of the public may have seen a man dressed like that with a young girl near the church, officers added. |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact Dyfed-Powys Police CID at Newtown on 0845 3302000. | Anyone with information is asked to contact Dyfed-Powys Police CID at Newtown on 0845 3302000. |