Police are investigating a suspected sexual assault in the city centre.
Officers have cordoned off Palace Place, near North Street, Brighton, after a passerby reported a sexual assault at 5.28am.
A Sussex Police spokesman said they are working to locate the woman, who was reported to have been assaulted, as well as the perpetrator.
The road remains closed while police investigate the area.
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