A woman has reported being sexually assaulted as she walked to a friend’s home during the early hours of the morning.

The teenager was walking in Rochester in the early hours of Saturday morning when she realised she was being followed by a man riding a mountain bike.

The 18-year old was said to have been attacked near to the junction of Watts Avenue, in Maidstone Road, between 1.30am and 2.15am.

Officers investigating say he spoke to her before he pushed her down and groped her.

She was able to fight him off and run away.

Her attacker is white with a shaved bald hear and was wearing a hooded top with a white t-shirt underneath.

He was riding a sliver mountain bike and was wearing shorts.

The woman had been out on a night out with friends in Rochester High Street and had decided to go to her friend’s house so became separated from the group.

As part of their investigations, police have been looking at CCTV images from the area and they have found some which show a man sitting on a bench in the Blue Boar Lane area prior to the assault.

A woman is seen riding around on a silver mountain bike before putting the bike down by him, she then leaves the area.

It is thought that another male recorded the woman riding round on the bike on his mobile phone.

Officers are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a man with a silver mountain bike in the Rochester area before the assault or the couple seen using and photographing the bike.

If you have any information which can help police call 01634 792432 quoting reference XY/33416/14, alternatively call CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111.