Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault following incident in Cosham released with investigation filed
Portsmouth man released with no further action
A man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault has been released by the police with no further action.
The 31-year-old from Portsmouth was arrested yesterday (September 8) as part of an investigation into a sexual assault in Cosham. A woman in her 30s was approached by a man riding a bicycle on Colwell Road on July 25 between 8pm and 10.15pm.
After the two briefly spoke they walked into Gurnard Park and it was reported that the man sexually assaulted the woman over her clothing before leaving the area. The woman was not physically injured in the incident.
However, after reviewing the evidence, police have decided to file the investigation and have released the man with no further action.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “Following a review of all the evidence available to police at this time, a decision has been made to release the 31-year-old man with no further action to be taken in relation to this arrest, and to file this investigation pending any further information coming to light.”