Police hunt sex fiend

POLICE are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman in broad daylight at Palm Beach.

The assault happened on Saturday, November 11 about 12.30pm, when a 24-year-old woman, seated on a park bench at the northern end of Fifth Ave, was groped.

The man allegedly made lewd comments to the woman before grabbing her leg and moving his hand up her skirt.

The woman managed to break free and flee.

Detectives from the Coolangatta Criminal Investigation Branch have described him as caucasian, aged around 50, with a pale complexion, 180cm tall, with a thin build and short, light coloured, orange hair.