A MAN arrested in connection with a sexual assault in Sidmouth during FolkWeek has been rebailed by police.

A MAN arrested in connection with a sexual assault in Sidmouth during FolkWeek has been rebailed by police.

Investigations are continuing into an alleged assault on a young woman on Tuesday, August 4, which happened between 4am and 5am in Church Lane.

The arrested man answered his original police bail on Tuesday and will return to Heavitree Police Station on August 23.