Officers arrested the man on suspicion of outraging public decency
Durham Constabulary published a Facebook post reporting the arrest
Naturist group criticised the force, saying the post falsely suggested that being naked in public was illegal - and did not mention any other reason for the arrest
Naturists have blasted police for arresting an elderly man who was walking through the countryside naked, insisting that the act was not illegal.
Officers arrested the man on suspicion of outraging public decency after receiving several reports of a naked pedestrian on Waldridge Fell in Durham on September 14 and 15. After police carried out enquiries he was released with no further action.