The suspect was detained on Friday evening – less than 24 hours after the States police carried out a reconstruction of the woman’s movements on the night of the alleged attack.
The force also released an e-fit of the suspect, who is accused of raping the teenager near the bus stop at Gorey Common last Thursday night.
Police say they have received a ‘small number’ of calls in response to the e-fit and still asking the public for information.
The attacker is described as approximately 40 to 50 years old, about 5ft 9in tall, big or strong with dark brown hair and a grey beard. He was wearing a large, padded coat that was too long in the arms and a baseball cap under a hood. He spoke with a ‘foreign accent’.
The Serious Crime Unit on 612214 or the States police general line 612612 (24/7). Disclosures can also be made anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
