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Flasher faces charges

Charges have been filed against a Carbon County man who police said exposed himself to women inside the Rite-Aid store in Lansford.

Christopher Snyder, 42, of Summit Hill, faces charges of indecent exposure and open lewdness.According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Charles Horvath of the Lansford Borough Police Department:On March 16, a woman told police that a man wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt and jeans approached her inside the Rite Aid at 480 W. Bertsch St. and exposed himself to her.The victim said she was "shocked" and immediately told her manager. The police were then called.Another woman told police the same man followed her around the store and made lewd comments to her shortly after he exposed himself to the victim.When the woman left the store, Snyder then drove his car, a blue Dodge Sedan with stripes, toward her in the parking lot, temporarily blocking her path.Video surveillance of Snyder and his car was obtained. Surveillance images were posted to the Lansford Police Department's Facebook page and several tips were received regarding the identity of the suspect.Snyder came to the police station on March 18 and admitted he was the person in the images.He told police his jeans' zipper was down and only his sweatshirt was covering his private parts before entering the store.When Snyder encountered the victim, he said he lifted up his sweatshirt and exposed himself.