Galashiels man cleared of Selkirk flashing charges

A 37-year-old man has walked free from Selkirk Sheriff Court after being accused of being involved in flashing incidents in the town.

William Brown was found not guilty after a trial of exposing his genitals in a sexual manner by opening his dressing gown to a woman and a seven-year-old girl in Station Road on October 15.

Brown of Laidlaw Court, Galashiels, was also cleared of exposing his genitals in a sexual manner to two 16-year-old girls by lying on the ground and lifting his legs in the grounds of Philiphaugh Primary School on March 25 last year.