CCTV image released as police investigate rape

A CCTV image of a man has been released by police as detectives investigate reports of a rape in central London.

A woman was walking near Tottenham Court Road Underground Station when an unknown man picked her up in a car between 21:00 and 23:30 GMT on 19 December, the Metropolitan Police said.

She was driven around central London before the car stopped in Long Acre, near Covent Garden, and the woman was reported to have been raped.

She reported the incident to police and an investigation was launched by detectives in Westminster.

Det Con Adam Ramsden said: "We have been working around the clock to gather as much evidence as we can about the suspect and inquiries are ongoing.

"We are releasing this image of a man we would like to speak to in connection with the investigation.

"He is described as a fair-skinned black man with short hair and freckles."

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