A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a teenage girl was assaulted in the Ardler area of Dundee.
Officers say they received reports a teenager had been assaulted near Gleneagles Avenue around 10pm on Friday.
The male youth is due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on Monday.
A heavy police presence was seen near the street on Friday night and Saturday morning, with police cordoning off a wooded area opposite Ardler Primary School.
Multiple police vehicles, as well as forensic officers were spotted in the area.
One eyewitness said: “The police first arrived here last night. There have been police here ever since.”
“At one point a white tent was put up but later taken down again. There have also been forensics officers in white suits and CID have also been here.
“There was still a bit police presence around lunchtime with four vans and a police car all still parked up.
“Police have taped off the area close to the wooded bit and no one is being allowed to go near that spot. Nobody seems to know what is happening.”
Another passer-by said: “I saw four police vehicles – two vans and two cars.
“They have cordoned off a wooded area which seems to have a path running through it.
“It looks like a big search area.”
Teenager due to appear in court
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 15-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged following a report of a teenage girl being assaulted near Gleneagles Avenue, Dundee, around 10pm on Friday.
“He is due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on Monday”.
