COPS are hunting for a man in connection with a rape who is believed to be sleeping rough at a city centre bus station.
have released new CCTV images and have issued a fresh appeal for information as an urgent manhunt for Clifford Church, 62, continues.
Police are searching for a man in connection to a rape
It’s believed Church is sleeping rough on the streets of Leeds
People using Leeds bus station, the city’s Kirkgate market, and the homeless population in the city centre may have encountered him, North Yorkshire police said.
The force have been searching for Church, who is from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, for several weeks as part of an extensive investigation.
Church has a dot on his left cheek and a half inch line to his eyebrow.
On his left arm he has NUFC and Newcastle United, UB40, a love heart, a cross near his wrist and dotted lines across his left wrist – on his right arm he has a ship and web across his right wrist.
Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Wilkinson of North Yorkshire Police said: “Clifford Church is wanted by police over a very serious sexual offence against a woman which happened last month, so we need people to do the right things and tell us if they see him.
“We have new information that suggests Church is sleeping on the streets of Leeds, and may be spending time around the bus station and city market area.
“Maybe you’ve been in those areas when you gone shopping in Leeds, you work in that part of the city or you spend a lot of time in that area. If so, you may have seen him or have information that could help us and the victim.”
