A MAN who was unclothed from the waist down whistled at a female dog walker to get her attention while performing a lewd act on himself.

The victim, a woman aged in her fifties, was walking through King's Park car park with her dog when she heard a whistle from the direction of the trees.

When she looked around she saw a man who was unclothed from the waist down and performing a lewd act.

The victim immediately got into her car and drove away.

The man is described as very tanned or dark-skinned and aged in his teens to 20s. He was wearing blue tracksuit bottoms and a top with red on it.

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following the indecent exposure incident, which took place at around 12.15pm on Tuesday, May 19.

PC Robert Cleary, of Dorset Police, said: “The victim was left shaken by this incident and we are continuing to make enquiries to identify the man responsible.

“I would ask anyone who saw this man or has any information that may assist my investigation to please get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55200070660. Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or call freephone 0800 555 111