A 13-year-old schoolgirl was sexually assaulted as she walked to a bus stop in Stockport, police have revealed.
A computer-generated 'e-fit' image of a man police want to speak with has now been released.
Detectives said the girl was on her way to school at the time.
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A man approached her from behind then 'grabbed her inappropriately for a short period' before walking away, Greater Manchester Police said.
Thankfully the girl wasn't injured and continued on to school, where the alarm was raised.
Officers were called to reports of the incident on High Street, Cheadle, at around 7.40am on Wednesday.
In a statement, GMP said: "Detectives have released an e-fit of a male they want to speak to following a sexual assault on a schoolgirl in Stockport earlier this week.
"At around 7.40am on Wednesday, officers were called to a report of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a male on High Street, Cheadle.
"A male came up behind a girl who was walking towards a bus stop and grabbed her inappropriately for a short period of time before he walked off
"Thankfully, the girl wasn't injured and continued to walk to school.
"Detectives have been following up a number of lines of enquiry and have now released an e-fit of a male they wish to speak to."
Detective Sergeant Karen Wileman, from GMP's Child Protection Investigation Unit, said: "This was a scary ordeal for a girl who was simply walking to school when a man grabbed her from behind.
"A number of CCTV checks and lines of enquiry have been followed up since the incident was reported and we're now asking the public to come forward if they recognise the male or have seen him in the area.
"His is described as white, approximately 5ft 7ins tall and middle aged.
"At the time, he was wearing a black thin jacket, a light brown sweater and jeans with black boots."
No further details have been released.
Anyone with information should report it online at www.gmp.police.uk quoting incident number 741 of 17/11/21.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
