DETECTIVES are investigating a rape allegation after a 19-year-old local woman claimed she was attacked in a Chelmsford city centre carpark in the early hours of this morning.
Police have cordened off the area surrounding the West End carpark opposite the Ship pub off Duke Street.
A spokesman for Essex police, said: "Detectives are investigating allegations of rape in Chelmsford.
"Police were called at 5.30am on Thursday, October 25 by a 19-year-old woman who reported she had been sexually assaulted in a carpark.
"The woman is continuing to offer her assistance while detectives work to identify the man who is alleged to have attacked her."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Chelmsford police on 101.
Police have cordened off the area surrounding the West End carpark opposite the Ship pub off Duke Street.
A spokesman for Essex police, said: "Detectives are investigating allegations of rape in Chelmsford.
"Police were called at 5.30am on Thursday, October 25 by a 19-year-old woman who reported she had been sexually assaulted in a carpark.
"The woman is continuing to offer her assistance while detectives work to identify the man who is alleged to have attacked her."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Chelmsford police on 101.
