Crime & Safety
Police: Camp Counselor Exposed Himself to Teens
A 20-year-old counselor at a Valley Forge Christian College summer camp stands accused of exposing himself to a group of 15- and 16-year-old boys.

Editor's note: Ashton has since from Valley Forge Christian College, where he was a student.
A 20-year-old counselor at a summer camp that's hosted by stands accused of exposing his genitals to about 20 teenage boys in the early morning hours of July 13, according to a report in the Daily Local News.
Aaron David Ashton, of Fairview, was arrested by state police that morning and charged with two counts of indecent exposure, harassment, and corruption of minors.
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According to the Daily Local, at around 1:15 a.m., a witness heard a group of the 15- and 16-year-old campers chanting “mouse” before Ashton, who had been facing a wall, turned around and exposed his genitals, which he had contorted to resemble a mouse. Several witnesses then reported hearing the boys shout “cobra” before Ashton followed suit.
Ashton was arraigned on July 13 at 3 p.m. and released on $5,000 bond. He is next scheduled to appear in district court on July 19 at 9 a.m.
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