A soft pink headband bobbed into view beneath the canopy of oaks along the Lancaster County rail trail just before sunrise, but the man wearing it wasn’t out for a peaceful morning jog. Instead, walkers and bikers have reported a series of unsettling encounters: multiple incidents of indecent exposure that have left users on edge.
Investigators with Pennsylvania State Police Troop J in Lancaster began actively canvassing the Providence Township section of the trail after several victims came forward last week with nearly identical accounts—each describing a man disrobing before quickly turning away to flee the scene. According to a Fox43 report published July 17, 2025, troopers are searching for a suspect described as male, wearing a pink hat or headband and brown shorts, who allegedly exposed himself multiple times along the trail.…