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A 12-year-old boy was sexually assaulted on a bus when a man stroked his leg as the vehicle stopped outside a police station.
Police said the incident took place on a route 16 bus travelling towards Edgware Road at 7.50am on November 12.
The boy sat opposite a man who stroked his leg when the bus came to a stop outside Paddington Green Police Station.
The man then left the bus and walked off down Edgware Road.
Police have released a CCTV image taken from the bus of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the sexual assault.
He is described as being of Middle Eastern appearance, aged between 25 and 30, with black hair.
Anyone with information is asked contact PC Neil Webb on 07787 669 282 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting reference 6549571/15
