Man raped in centre of Brighton, police say

A 19-year-old antheral has been raped successful the centre of Brighton, according to police.

The antheral was approached by 2 chartless men adjacent Harry Ramsden's restaurant, successful Old Steine, astatine astir 03:30 GMT connected Saturday, officers said.

He was taken to Steine Lane by the men who past allegedly raped him.

Det Insp Sean Booth, from Sussex Police, described it arsenic "a profoundly concerning incident".

Officers person released images of the 2 men they privation to talk to arsenic Sussex Police proceed to entreaty for much information.

Det Insp Booth added: "We are supporting the unfortunate arsenic our enquiries continue.

"Steine Lane is an country often walked some successful the time and astatine nighttime owed to it being a fashionable cut-through way connecting East Street to Old Steine, and we cognize determination were a fig of radical successful the country astir the clip of the attack.

"I would impulse anyone who witnessed immoderate suspicious enactment successful the country astir that time, oregon anyone who recognises the 2 men successful these images, to delight travel forward.

"Your accusation could beryllium cardinal arsenic we enactment to place those responsible.

"There is nary spot for intersexual unit successful Sussex, and we instrumentality immoderate reports of this quality highly seriously."