The 58-year-old said: “They were walking out of the woods into the large field. “He was in plain view. “It beggars belief as to what’s going on. “I was so shocked when they told me. “It’s happening more and more at the moment. It’s ridiculous. “The rape alarms are really helping women feel more confident about going out.” The Echo understands in the past two weeks, a women and her child were flashed on Mandeville Way and a man was seen urinating in front of children in Gloucester Park. This follows claims from a council officer that “Basildon’s parks have never been safer”, just days after a man was stabbed to death in Northlands Park.