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A barefoot sex attacker with an American accent is still on the loose in Northland but police say information about him is flowing in.
The man sexually attacked an English tourist on the walking track between the Waitangi Treaty House grounds and Haruru Falls last Wednesday.
He dragged her into the carpark, sexually assaulted her and left her traumatised and bruised.
Police said today they had been getting a good response from the public about the man but he had yet to be caught.
The victim, an English tourist, had been offered victim support and had been interviewed by police, said Detective Sergeant Rhys Johnston.
"It has been a difficult process getting the correct information but that is to be expected in this type of inquiry," he said.
He said police were hearing from people who had used the track and from people who had nominated suspects although the same name had not cropped up more than once.
The attacker was in his mid to late 30s with dark brown hair. He wore a large ring on his right hand, blue jeans and a navy blue shirt with a white circular pattern on the front.
He was barefoot and carried a full backpack.
- NZPA
