Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was attacked in broad daylight.
The 16-year-old was grabbed in a busy residential area as she walked home from school.
She was snatched and forced into a nearby garden as she walked through the Highdown Drive area of Littlehampton.
The teenager was not sexually assaulted but police say they are concerned about the "blatant" nature of the attack last Thursday.
The man escaped down an alleyway towards Wick after the girl's screams alerted residents.
He had greasy brown hair which was curly at the bottom.
He was about 6ft tall, of proportionate build and aged between 20 and 30.
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