Police seek man who forced boys into sex act

Two boys were forced to fight each other, steal, and perform a sex act by a man who claimed to be carrying a knife.

The teenagers were on the top deck of a bus in Brixton, London, on February 11 when the suspect got on and approached them.

He threatened them and forced them off the 133 bus in the Elephant and Castle area before making them fight each other in a park and steal from a nearby shop.

Afterwards, the man led the boys to the stairwell of a block of flats and made one of them perform a sex act on the other.

Police released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

Detective Constable Amy Beautridge said: “This was a most unusual crime and distressing crime, during which the two young victims were terrified by threats made by the suspect, who intimated he was in possession of a knife.

“He used their fear to control them and force them to effectively do as he said.

“Despite their young age, the victims have been incredibly brave in coming forward and providing information to the police and I would praise them for this.

“I am very keen to identify and speak to the person in the CCTV image we have released today...

“I would also like to reassure anyone concerned about contacting the police that they will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.”