Police arrest man after alleged sexual assault on 7-year-boy in Burnley supermarket
Police issued a CCTV appeal after the alleged assault on a 7-year-old boy in Sainsbury's in Active Way, Burnley on Sunday November 25.
The boy was in the toilets at the Sainsbury’s supermarket on Active Way when he was approached by a man and sexually assaulted..
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Yesterday evening, police arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the incident.
It is understood the man was arrested after a member of the public identified the man from the CCTV images.
Burnley Police were quick to thank the public for their help.
A police spokesman said: "This was as a result of your responses on our social media appeal so a huge thank you goes to everyone who commented."