Cherry Hill Man Fondled Himself in Front of Teens, Police Say

A Cherry Hill man was arrested Friday and faces multiple charges after allegedly fondling himself in front of two teenage boys in a wooded area in the township's Kressonshire section the previous day, Cherry Hill Police said.

Alexander Cheston, 37, of the 300 block of Morris Drive, approached the teens in the woods off Lark Lane Thursday and asked if they'd ever engaged in oral sex, police said, and approached the boys while fondling himself as they tried to get away.

The teens got away safely and the incident was reported to police, who marked Cheston as a suspect.

Cheston was taken to police headquarters and questioned, and the boys subsequently identified him from a photo lineup as the man they encountered in the park, police said.

Police charged Cheston with two counts of criminal sexual contact and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and was taken to the Camden County Jail in lieu of $35,000 full cash bail.