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Gloucestershire Bus Driver Holds Suspect After Assault Report

4/24/2026

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Bus driver stopped the vehicle to keep the suspect on board after the girl reported the assault.
Police arrested a man in his 40s and released him on bail after the schoolgirl’s report of assault on a bus in Churchtown, Gloucestershire.
Investigators say the attacker touched the girl’s thigh and arm and made sexual comments.
Gloucestershire Constabulary is asking the public for mobile-phone or CCTV footage to aid the investigation.

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Bus driver stopped the vehicle to keep the suspect on board after the girl reported the assault.
Police arrested a man in his 40s and released him on bail after the schoolgirl’s report of assault on a bus in Churchtown, Gloucestershire.
Investigators say the attacker touched the girl’s thigh and arm and made sexual comments.
Gloucestershire Constabulary is asking the public for mobile-phone or CCTV footage to aid the investigation.