A MAN has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault on a teenager near Kings Meadow in Reading.

At around a 5.30pm on Tuesday a 15-year-old girl was walking along a path in Hills Meadow, off George Street, when she was grabbed from behind by a man, but she managed to escape.

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man from Reading in connection with the incident and he is currently being quizzed by officers.