POLICE are hunting a semi-naked jogger who indecently exposed himself to a teenager as she walked along a path on Teesside.

The man, naked from the waist down and with no running shoes, ran alongside Ashleigh Gibson, 17, as she walked home along the old railway path near Enfield Chase, Guisborough.

He carried out an indecent act and told the shocked teenager to keep quiet.

The incident happened at about 2pm last Thursday, on a route the Prior Pursglove College the student has walked regularly.

She said: "I feared the man was about to rape me. It was terrifying."

The man was in his late 20s to early 30s, was about 5ft 5in, slim with dark short hair.

He wore a blue baseball cap, a light blue T-shirt with a red emblem on the front and, initially, dark blue shorts and trainers.

A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "We are asking people to be extra vigilant and urge females to avoid walking alone."

Anyone with information is urged to call on 01642-326326, or call Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800-555-111.