A woman who exposed herself to a group of children in a Lancaster park has been jailed.

Laura Mart, 35, who is a transgender woman, appeared before Preston Sessions House, charged with one count of indecent exposure and breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

The incident occurred on July 18, when the defendant, of Game Street, Great Harwood, was walking in Williamson Park, in Wyresdale Road.

A child who was playing on the monkey bars in the park saw Mart holding her penis and wiggling it at her, and she immediately told her friends and father.

At the time of the offence, Mart was subject to a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and was prohibited from standing within 10 metres of a public place where children are expected to be.

The defendant has a history of similar offences, with four exposure convictions and an indecency charge in 2017.

Judge Andrew Jeffries outlined that due to the repetitive nature of her offending, he had considered an extended licence, but this was impossible under the guidelines for the offences.