Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to identify after a woman reported being sexually assaulted inside a Wetherspoons pub in Poole, Dorset. The alleged incident occurred at The Blackwater Stream on Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, at around 8.30pm on July 11.
Details of the Alleged Assault
A man is alleged to have inappropriately touched a woman over her clothing while she was at the bar. Police Constable Billy Edwards said: “We have been carrying out detailed enquiries into this incident and I am now in a position to issue an image of a man we would like to identify as part of this investigation. I would urge anyone who recognises him to please make contact with us.”
Police Appeal for Information
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55260070385. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.
Separate Case: Paedophile Jailed
In an unrelated case, Thomas Maher, 64, from Burnage, Manchester, has been jailed for orchestrating the abuse of a young girl with a man he thought was her father. The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit said Maher's 'deeply disturbing online activity' showed 'a clear intent to commit further offences' against the child. In September 2025, Maher sent messages via a social media platform to someone he assumed to be an adult male, discussing plans to carry out severe sexual offences against the man's daughter and detailing measures to enable the abuse. Officers also found two syringes in his vehicle. The unit stated: "The police were alerted to the online activity and established that Maher was already on bail for separate offences relating to indecent images of children. He was subsequently arrested at his home address. During a search of his vehicle, officers recovered two syringes and his mobile phone, which contained further evidence of his offending."
