Indecent exposure: Naked driver in Mirdif

Dubai: Single women and housemaids in Mirdif are being spooked by a flasher.

Two Filipinas reported seeing a man driving naked in his car and propositioning women on more than one occasion last week.

Ma. G.P., a Filipino teacher who lives in Mirdif, says she first saw the flasher on the evening of April 27. "Around 7.15pm I was on my way to a friend's house, a short 15-minute walk from mine. Just off the main road, a white salon car pulled up into the sandy parking area and a guy honked at me," she says.

Assuming it was someone asking for directions, the teacher made her way over to the car. "When I reached the driver's side of the car, the man rolled down his window and exposed himself.

"He was wearing nothing but a white top rolled up midway to his chest. Below that, he was completely naked.

Before I had time to react, he grabbed himself and started showing me his private parts," says the Pinay who, in fear, ran back onto the main street, "to get as far away from him as possible."

A minute later, however, another Filipina, this time a maid, was subject to the same indecent exposure.

"I saw a car pull over, and a woman walk up to the car and then very quickly walk away. I just figured she was unable to help, so when the driver beckoned me, I went over to help out with what I assumed were directions," says the maid who wished to remain anonymous.

"As soon as I approached the car, I saw that the driver was naked and definitely aroused. Like the woman earlier, I too left as quickly and quietly as I could. I was afraid of this man because this isn't the first time I've seen him. A few weeks ago, he did the same thing, drove around naked, but in another area of Mirdif."

Both women say they were too shocked to take down a number plate or identify the make of the car beyond the fact that it was a fairly new white salon car.

Both spottings have occurred on weekends in the evening, at times when there are a lot of residents and children on the street.

The witnesses said the incident occurred on Street 71 in Mirdif, just past the mosque and the supermarket.

The women have independently described the flasher as a man in his late 20s to mid-30s, with dark hair and lightly tanned skin.