Police have arrested and charged a 68-year-old man following the sexual assault of a 17-year-old woman on a bus.

The incident took place on East Coast Buses’ No. 107 as it travelled between Haddington and Dunbar on Wednesday 14 December.

Chief Inspector Matt Paden, Area Commander for East Lothian, said:”I want to take this opportunity to thank the public and the bus company for their support and assistance as we carried out our enquiries.

“All reports of sexual offences are treated with the utmost seriousness and I want to assure everyone that we will use all resources at our disposal to investigate these.”

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.