Suspect in Missing Teenager Case Due in Court

Virginia man is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Upper Main Line girl and taking her to DC.

Ashley Ryan Hareford, 20, of Grottoes, Virginia, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing on multiple felony charges 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. Hareford was captured in Washington, DC on a Megabus from Philadelphia in December. He was found along with his alleged 13-year-old victim from Radnor after police got a tip the two were on the bus. According to police, Hareford and a 13-year-old Garrett Hill resident met online. After Hareford traveled to Radnor and the girl disappeared from her home on Dec. 3, she was …

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New Details in Missing Radnor Teen GIrl Case

The D-A has words of warning for parents as the investigation gathers new information.

“She trusted him,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said Monday about a 13-year-old Radnor girl who met up with a 20-year-old man she met online. On Monday, Dec. 10 Ashley Hareford, of Virginia, was extradited to Pennsylvania to face felony charges that could mean nearly a century in prison. He is being held in Delaware County Prison on $1 million bail. More details and a new warning for parents are emerging as investigators learn new details. Read the full story here on radnor Patch.

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Sickening New Info on Man Captured with Teen

The man captured with a missing Upper Main Line 13-year-old in DC is charged in a case the D-A calls "Every parent's worst nightmare."

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan calls the case "every parent's worst nightmare." 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 extradicted back to Pennsylvania and was in the custody of Radnor Township Police Department Monday. “This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” Whelan said. Read the full story with Monday's developments now on Radnor Patch.

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New Details as Missing Radnor Teen is Found

The girl's father calls what he says happened "disgusting."

A 13-year-old girl, who had been missing since around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon, has been found by U.S. Marshals in Washington, D.C.. The young Radnor teen was found with 20-year-old Ashley Ryan Hareford, who Radnor Police said met MacMullett online and traveled to Pennsylvania from Virginia. Hareford was taken into custody by authorities in D.C. as the two stepped off a bus from Philadelphia. The girl's father talked to reporters Tuesday night after police briefed the media on new and emerging details on the case. The girl's father says he found out his daughter knew Hareford in a development the father described as "disgusting." Read the full story with updated details here on Radnor Patch.

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Search is on for Missing Young Teen Girl

The girl,13, disappeared from her Radnor Monday and may be with a man who is wanted by police.

The Radnor Police Department has issued a missing person alert for a 13-year-old-girl who is missing from her Upper Main Line home. The teenager was last seen at 4 p.m. Monday in the Garrett Hill Section of Radnor Township. According to police she was wearing blue jeans, a black North Face jacket and black sneakers which had pink highlights stating "Osiris". Police say she may be in the company of a Ashley Ryan Hareford, a 20-year-old male. Ashley Hareford is currently wanted on the charge of Corruption of Minors. An arrest warrant for him is active and pending in Radnor Township. Here is the full alert issue by Radnor Police: The Radnor Township Police Department are investigating a missing juvenile.(Name has been removed because the girl…

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