A TEENAGER has been charged after it was alleged that a boy exposed himself to two girls - aged just seven and eight years old - at a park in Tranent on Friday.

The incident took place at about 3pm at a play area between Carlaverock Avenue and Blawearie Road. 

A statement on East Lothian Police's Facebook page this evening said: "We received a report of a boy who sexually exposed himself at a park in the Carlaverock area of Tranent around 3pm on Friday, September 6.

"A 15-year-old boy has been charged and a Youth Offending Concern Report will be submitted."

The girls were not physically harmed in the incident.