A MAN was dragged into the bushes and sexually assaulted in Priory Park in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The 20-year-old man had been walking through the Victoria Avenue park at around 4.30am when a man approached him and indecently assaulted him.
The victim fought him off and eventually managed to get away.
The suspect, who is white, aged in his 20s, with dark hair and wearing a black body warmer and jeans is believed to have run off towards the Prittlewell Chase area.
Police are appealing for witnesses. Anyone with any information should call Rayleigh Sexual Offences Investigation Team on 101 extension 490477, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
