Lancaster police are appealing for information about the identity of a man who made an inappropriate sexual remark toward a three-year-old girl.

The incident took place around 4.15pm on 1st February, when a man approached a 24-year-old woman who was walking in company with her mother and three-year-old daughter on Chapel Street and made a sexual remark.

The man is described as white, aged in his mid-40s, around 6ft 2inches tall with strawberry blonde hair and a pot belly.  He was wearing a long sleeved khaki cotton jacket with stonewashed jeans and was carrying a khaki heavy fabric satchel over his shoulder.

PC Phil Salliss from Lancaster Police said: “I would appeal to anybody that recognises the description of this man or with any information about this offence to come forward and contact Lancashire Police on 101 quoting crime reference BA1300315.”

People with information can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at Crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.