A BURNLEY man has been charged with indecent exposure and sexual assault.

Police detectives originally appealed for information after an incident at around 5.20am on Tuesday December 6, when a man flashed himself at a 47-year-old woman on Brennand Street.

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She had earlier been approached by another woman warning her to be cautious as she had just seen a man exposing himself.

Royston Bruce, 47, of Ivy Street, Burnley has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure.

He has also been charged with a sexual assault.