Crime & Safety

Man Who Met Radnor Girl Online Facing Multiple Felony Charges

Ashley Ryan Hareford, 20, will be charged with multiple felonies, including Involuntary Deviant Sexual Intercourse.

RADNOR TWP.—Ashley Ryan Hareford, 20, of Grottoes, Virginia, will be charged with multiple felonies including Involuntary Deviant Sexual Intercourse, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Exposure and Corrupting the Morals of a Minor, District Attorney Jack Whelan announced Monday.

Hareford has been extradited back to Pennsylvania and was in the custody of Radnor Township Police Department Monday.

“This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” Whelan said.

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According to police, Hareford and a 13-year-old Garrett Hill girl met online. After Hareford traveled to Radnor and the girl disappeared from her home on Dec. 3, she was found on Dec. 4 as she and Hareford stepped off of a Mega Bus in D.C.

Read more about the additional charges against Hareford here on Radnor Patch.

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