A Faversham dog walker screamed to save herself from a flasher who reportedly followed her last Friday night.

Alexandra Iron was asked for directions to town by a young man while taking Lottie, her saluki lurcher cross, for a stroll at 10pm in Preston Lane.

She claims that as she tried to explain the route, he began to expose himself and pursued her.

The 60-year-old author said: “I was walking in an area which is regarded as safe and many dogwalkers use it.

“As I was telling him the way he dropped his trousers and exposed himself, so I walked away very quickly.

“He started to come after me and dropped his trousers again, so I screamed incredibly loudly at him in order to alert everyone.

“He ran off after I screamed and I went into the station car park and called my husband.”

Mrs Iron attempted to describe the male and issued a warning to neighbours.

She said: “He was fairly young and clean shaven, between his late teens and late 20s, with short hair, between 5ft 9in and 5ft 11in and white.

“When I reported it to police they said a lot of the time people decide not to report cases of flashing, but they believe it is something that should be reported.

“The neighbours need to know about this because it was a frightening experience and although most flashers are harmless, it is an offence that can escalate into something more serious.”

Police spokesman Steve Knight said: “We were called to investigate a report of a man exposing himself to a woman in Preston Lane at about 10.10pm on Friday.

“Any similar reports should also be reported to police using 101, or 999 in an emergency.”

Anyone with information is urged to call 101 quoting reference XY/20467/16.