Schoolgirl sexually assaulted by boy on bike

Police are investigating after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted as she walked home from school in Melbourne’s southwest.

The 17-year-old girl was strolling down Spinifex Street, Point Cook, when she was approached by an unknown boy on a bicycle about 5.30pm on February 28.

He sexually assaulted the girl before riding away, police said in a statement.

CCTV of the alleged offender has been released as investigations continue.

He is described as being aged in his mid-teens, and was wearing khaki shorts, a blue hooded jumper and Converse shoes at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000