A former Star Trek actress has been arrested on suspicion of exposing herself to three children under the age of 13 as she lectured their mother on how she was raising them, reports claim.

Jennifer Lien, 41, known for her role as Kes in three seasons of Voyager, allegedly showed her breasts and behind to her neighbour Carey Smith’s children outside her home in Harriman, Tennessee.

‘All of a sudden, here come the shirt up,’ Smith recalled in an interview with CNN.

Arrested: Jennifer Lien allegedly showed her breasts to three children outside her home in Tennessee

‘She started flashing and, “Woo hoo,” and I said, “And what respect is that for kids?” There was none. And then she turned around and dropped her pants.’

According to police statements seen by CNN, Lien was lying naked on her couch when officers issued a warrant for her arrest on September 3, but she ‘refused to get dressed’.

Eventually, the report claims, the detectives had to dress her and carry her into their car as she threatened to kill them.

Lien, who remains in custody, denies the allegations.

She is being held on a $2,500 bond.