Man hands himself in following sexual assault in Melbourne CBD

A man has come forward to police following a sexual assault at a shopping centre in Melbourne’s CBD this month.

The man handed himself in to a northern suburbs police station yesterday afternoon after the release of an image and an appeal by Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives.

The 47-year-old man from Delahey has been interviewed by police and released. He is expected to be charge on summons.

The arrest follows an incident at a shopping centre on the corner of La Trobe and Swanston streets on Sunday 2 July about 3.30pm where a teenage girl was sexually assaulted.

Police would like to thank the media for their assistance.

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