POLICE are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy in a shop in Naphill.

Officers have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

Police released information today that at 8.15pm on Thursday, August 2, a 14-year-old boy was in Costcutter on Main Road, Naphill, with his 15-year-old friend.

He started a conversation with a man he knew by sight and considered an acquaintance.

The two started ‘play fighting’ in the store and started to wrestle with each other. The man then touched the boy inappropriately through his clothing, police said. The boy asked the man what he was doing, then left the store with his friend.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. He is Asian, 5ft 11ins, slim, and in his late twenties.

Anyone who recognises the man in the images should contact PC Dave Rawlings via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.