POLICE are trying to trace this person after a man was raped.

A man in his early 20s was raped by another man in a street near the railway station in Eastbourne just after 9pm last Wednesday.

Detectives now want to speak the person pictured in this CCTV image.

He is 5ft 10in and of slim build.

Detective Sergeant Scott Gosling said; “Our enquiries are still at an early stage and we are in the process of establishing exactly what has happened. We have had no other similar reports.

“If you think you know this man, or if you saw him in Eastbourne that evening, or if you are that man, please contact us via 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting Operation Asti.”

Alternatively call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.