Villagers say a man in a gimp suit has been jumping out at them while touching his groin, leaving people scared and distress.

One woman, in her 20s, encountered the man on Thursday and says he was grunting, and breathing heavily.

The woman says she pushed the man away while screaming, and he ran off, reports The Mirror .

The incidents have been reported in Claverham, Somerset, and have prompted a police response with helicopter and dogs.

One woman told the  BBC : "He kept coming towards me and was touching his groin, grunting and breathing heavy.


"Everything was running through my head. I thought: 'This is it, I'm going to get attacked'. Every time I close my eyes I just see that face."

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "We're aware of concerns relating to a man acting suspiciously in the Claverham/Yatton area.

"While we're keeping an open mind about the motive for these incidents, it's clear the individual responsible is deliberately attempting to cause alarm to the men and women he's approaching.
