Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Indecent Exposure In Cheltenham

The 31-year-old man caught on camera masturbating in the backyard of an Elkins Park home had two prior lewdness charges, police said.

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A 31-year-old man was caught on camera masturbating in the backyard of an Elkins Park home last week, police said.
A 31-year-old man was caught on camera masturbating in the backyard of an Elkins Park home last week, police said. (Cheltenham Township Police Department)

CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — A 31-year-old man who faces charges after being caught on camera masturbating in the backyard of an Elkins Park home last week was charged with lewdness two previous times.

Cheltenham Police took Jonathan Kolman into custody on Thursday for the incident in the 8000 block of Old York Road in Elkins Park on Oct. 22.

Kolman was caught on security camera footage at 12:37 a.m. that morning masturbating while walking around the backyard of a home.

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Police said Kolman had been on parole for two previous lewdness incidents.

For the current incident, he is charged with one count of Indecent Exposure, one count of Open Lewdness, and one count of Loitering & Prowling at Night.

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Kolman was sent to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility pending further proceedings.

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