Police are asking for information from the public after a teenage girl was assaulted by a stranger in Napier.
The teen was walking down an alleyway in Tamatea on Thursday morning, from Wharerangi Rd to Cardiff Pl, when she was assaulted by a short and stocky male, police said.
He was described as wearing dark clothing and a hooded sweatshirt.
After the victim defended herself the man ran off towards Wharerangi Rd, police said.
Prior to that it's believed the man had walked down the same road, in the direction of Westminster Rd.