Police investigators are examining the site of a suspected sex attack in Market Harborough town centre.
Police say a woman was assaulted in Millers Yard between midnight and 2am today.
Scenes of crime officers have carried out an examination of the car park in front the building currently used by Harborough District Council and the town library.
The area has been sealed off by police tape. Two phone boxes in the nearby Square have also been sealed off.
A spokeswoman for the police said: "Investigations are in the early stages following allegations of a sexual assault in Market Harborough.
"The incident is believed to have taken place between midnight and 2am this morning in Millers Yard, Market Harborough.
"The victim has been left extremely upset by the incident and is being looked after by specialist officers."
The suspect is described as a white man.
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at that time and saw anything suspicious.
Anyone with information can contact Leicestershire Police on 101.
