A young man with crooked teeth and a feather-type earring is being sought by Auckland police after an attempted sex attack on a teenage girl.
The incident occurred on November 25 at about 1pm when the 14-year-old victim was walking along the footpath on Ash Street, Avondale.
She was followed by a young man, who then followed her into a private property where the attack took place.
Police say the youth introduced himself to the victim and told her he was 17.
She described him as being of muscular build with crooked teeth that looked like they needed braces and a discoloured upper front tooth.
At the time of the attack he had a feather-type earring in his one pierced ear and was wearing mustard coloured jeans that were tight around the calves and loose on the thighs, a plain white singlet and plain white Air Jordan shoes.
Anyone with information about who this person might be should call Detective Constable James Copeland at the Auckland Central Child Protection Team, (09) 367 0297 or email james.copeland@police.govt.nz