A man has been arrested after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in a park today.

A 16-year-old girl was out running when she was assaulted by a man at Harris Park, Cockermouth.

She was uninjured in the attack.

The incident took place at around 8.30am today (June 3).

Police have arrested a 19-year-old Carlisle man on suspicion of sexual assault, and he remains in police custody.

Detective Inspector Martin Hodgson said: "Incidents such as this are extremely rare and I want to reassure the public that Cumbria Police are taking this extremely seriously and have allocated a team of detectives to thoroughly investigate what taken place.

"If you were in Harris Park around the time of the incident the again we would like to hear from you."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101, email 101@cumbria.police.uk, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting log 52 of the June 3.