Girl, 5, indecently assaulted in Sydney

Police are searching for a man who allegedly indecently assaulted a five-year-old girl in Sydney's inner west.

The girl was approached by the man on Wentworth Park Road at Glebe at about 8.20am on Saturday, NSW Police said.

Officers were told he indecently assaulted the girl before running away.

Police are trying to identify the man, who is described as being of sub-continental appearance with a slim build and black hair.

He was wearing a white T-shirt with a black motif on the chest and grey tracksuit pants, police said.