A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an indecent act that allegedly took place more than a year ago.

Police say a 12-year-old girl was walking on Collingwood Street in Meaford on September 10, 2017, when a man driving a car stopped to ask for directions.

According to police, he then started to ask the girl questions of a sexual nature before she ran away.

Donald James Ferguson of South Bruce Peninsula is charged with an indecent act offence and criminal harassment.