Moshpit sexual assault
January 05, 2008 12:20pm
Police seeking information on New Year's Eve assualt
Two men believed to be involved in attack
Witnesses asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
A 17-year-old girl was bashed, knocked to the ground and sexually assaulted in the moshpit at a New Year's Eve music festival, police say.
Police said the 17-year-old girl was assaulted by two people in the hop 'n skip pit of the Pyramid Main Stage just before 11pm (AEDT) on New Year's Eve at the Pyramid Rock Music Festival, Phillip Island, south of Melbourne.
The girl was believed to be involved in a fight with another woman before being knocked to the ground and assaulted.
Police believe two men were involved in the incident.
The first man is described as being between 18 and 20 years old, about 175cm tall with a slight build and wearing a light coloured t-shirt and dark shorts.
The second man was described as having shaggy shoulder-length hair.
Police were appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
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