A serial flasher is preying on young girls and women in Ashford.

An investigation has been launched after police received four separate reports of a man exposing himself over the last week.

Two of the incidents were reported to have happened last Monday, on September 7, and two are alleged to have taken place yesterday, on September 13.

Officers are now linking the incidents – three of which took place at bus stops - and are appealing to the public to be vigilant.

A primary school has also sent out messages to parents advising them to take extra care when travelling to and from school with their children.

The first incident took place between 4pm and 5pm last Monday when a man indecently exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl waiting at a bus stop in Moatfield Meadow, on the Park Farm estate.

He is described as white, around 25-years-old, with light brown short hair, and wearing a blue puffer-style jacket and grey jogging bottoms.

The same day, between 7pm and 7.30pm, a man wearing denim jeans and a navy blue hoody exposed himself to a woman in the play park in Mill Court, Ashford.

“We are asking people to report any suspicious behaviour, no matter how trivial it may seem at the time.” - Ch Insp Mitchell Fox

He is described as aged around 30-years-old and of a slim build.

The third incident took place yesterday when a white man, aged around 20 to 25-years-old, exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl at a bus stop in Langney Drive, in the Singleton area, between 9.45am and 9.55am.

The man was clean shaved, had short dark blond hair and is of a slim build.

The same day between 11am and 11.15am a man exposed himself to three girls, aged 12 and 13-years-old, at the same bus stop in Langney Drive.

He is described as white, clean-shaven, of a slim build, with short straight brown hair.

He was wearing a blue-puffer-style bodywarmer and blue denim jeans, and made off in the direction of Cuckoo Lane.

The incidents are now all being investigated by the police.

Ashford’s Ch Insp Mitchell Fox said: “Taking into account the locations and the descriptions given by the victims we are linking these four offences.

“We are asking people to be more vigilant than usual and to report any suspicious behaviour, no matter how trivial it may seem at the time.”

Following the four offences, parents of children at The John Wesley Primary School, which is close to where yesterday's incidents took place, were sent texts advising them to be extra vigilant.

One message said: “Due to an incident nearby at the weekend, please be extra careful bringing and taking your children to/from school, thank you.”

A second text said: “Further to our previous text, a man exposed himself to teenage girls at the weekend at a local bus stop, police are aware.”

Anyone with information should call Kent Police on 01843 222289 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting reference ZY/028624/15.

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