POLICE are looking for a man who indecently exposed himself to two girls.

The two 12-year-olds were walking towards Sunny Terrace on a track that runs alongside Oakey's Field, in Stanley, County Durham, shortly before 3.30pm on Friday.

One of them stopped to take her coat off and put it in her bag.

As the other girl turned around to see what her friend was doing a man stepped out of nearby bushes.

He was standing with his trousers and underpants around his ankles.

The shocked youngsters ran home and told their parents what had happened.

The man, who is described as being in his late 40s, ran off through the woods towards the Good Street estate.

He has grey hair with a side parting and is described as having a "beer belly".

He was wearing a grey and cream horizontally-striped jumper and black trousers.

PC Alex Armstrong said the incident had caused the young victims a great deal of distress.

He said: "I would urge anyone who thinks they might know who this man is to make contact with police."

Stanley police can be contacted on 0845 6060 365 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.