POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a group of men were allegedly seen acting in a lewd manner outside York Station.

British Transport Police officers would like to speak to anyone who saw a group of seven or eight men walking in the Station Road area of York on Sunday at about 5pm.

The men, who are believed to have come from outside the York area, were walking towards the station when a number of improper acts are alleged to have taken place.

PC Kevin Andrews, of York British Transport Police, said: "This incident happened early in the evening and many people must have seen the group's behaviour."

He has asked anyone who saw the group in Station Road, the Lendal Bridge area or close to the Memorial Gardens to phone him on 0800 405040.

:: A 37-year-old man from the Grimsby area has been charged with a public order offence in connection with the incident. He will appear before York Magistrates on Friday.

Updated: 10:51 Tuesday, June 17, 2003