Police are investigating after two 13-year-old girls were indecently assaulted near a beauty spot.
A man approached the pair and assaulted them at Cramond Waterfall near Edinburgh before walking towards Cramond Beach.
Police have appealed for information about the incident, which happened at around 5pm last Friday, July 3.
The suspect is described as being potentially of Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi ethnicity, aged around 25 with a large build, short dark hair and a full beard.
He was wearing a white polo shirt, black dress trousers and black shoes.
Detective Sergeant David Brady, from Edinburgh's public protection unit, said: "This was a distressing experience for the young girls and we have been pursuing various lines of investigation over the past week to identify the suspect.
"However, we have so far been unable to establish who he is and I am keen to hear from anyone with information that can assist with our inquiry.
"In particular, we would like to speak with anyone who was walking between the Cramond Waterfall and Cramond Beach last Friday evening and may have seen this male.
"Similarly, anyone with any furt
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