A MANHUNT has been launched to find a pervert who "touched himself" in front of a shocked pensioner. 

Police say an unknown man approached the 71-year-old outside of her home in Newmains Road, Renfrew, on Saturday night as she sat in her car. 

He is then believed to have started to touch his genitalia through his clothing in a sexual way. 

The victim fled the scene and later reported the shocking incidents to officers, who have launched a bid to trace the man. 

The suspect is described as a white man, who was wearing dark clothing, and aged between 20 and 30. 

They are currently conducting door-to-door enquiries in a bid to firm up their description of the man. 

Anyone who was in the area at around 8.20pm and saw the man is asked to call 101.  

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