POLICE enquiries are ongoing following a report that a man indecently exposed himself in front of a ten-year-old child in Minehead on Thursday, November 11.

At around 4.20pm, the victim was approached by an unknown male while walking on a public footpath which runs parallel with the railway line in the direction of the Minehead Eye youth club.

The victim described him as being aged between 30 and 40, with tanned skin, short dark hair, wearing grey joggers and a hoodie, and speaking with a Polish accent.

He exposed himself and made a sexually explicit comment.

The child ran off and found a trusted adult who reported the incident to police.

The police investigation includes a review of local CCTV. Anyone with information that could assist the inquiry is asked to call 101 and quote crime reference number 5221265973.

The victim is being offered appropriate safeguarding support.