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Women assaulted on popular NSW coastal walk

Police are appealing for the public to help find the man responsible.

Police in Byron Bay are appealing to the public after several women claim they’ve been inappropriately approached on the popular Lighthouse Road walk by a stranger.

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Multiple women have been approached and touched while walking on the bushland trail between November 2015 and May 2016.

Police say the offences could be linked and are asking for anyone who has been approached, or thinks they have any information, to come forward.

Police have released a description of the man who the say is Caucasian, aged between 20 and 30, with a thin build.

“He has previously been seen wearing long shorts or board shorts, and not wearing a shirt or having a shirt wrapped around his head,” the Police statement read.

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Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Byron Bay Police Station on (02) 6685 9499 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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