Parent charged over teen party in Northern Virginia speaks out

Tonight, the parents behind the massive McLean house party that ended with charges are speaking exclusively to Fox 5. They say they never intended for it to get so out of control, but Fairfax County police want the message heard loud and clear. Fox 5's Salma Bashir is live with more. Hey, Salma. I spoke with Aubrey Vaughn, whose twin 13-year-old boys wanted to host this party at their home for a couple dozen of friends. It is a quiet little cul-de-sac. Well, they never expected it to have upwards of 300 teenagers show up. It gets so incredibly chaotic and the parents getting charged by police. We're embarrassed. We definitely didn't ask for this. And these kids that behave this way, I apologize to everyone that it should never happen. And the lesson is monitor Snapchat, right? And it got out and uncontrollable. I will say this for a fact. There was zero alcohol allowed at our party, in our party, or around our party. Anyone that came with anything was told to leave. Aubrey Vaughn says his twin sons, who are eighth graders, wanted to have a backyard party for their friends last Friday night on the Evite sent to a couple dozen classmates. It explicitly said no alcohol and no bags allowed, which Vaughn says is apparently a thing with teenage parties these days. Well, that invite was then apparently shared. All over Snapchat, the event started around 910 and by 945, the cops were there called by several neighbors who were worried about the noise and the chaos. Reports of somewhere between 100 to 300 teens all gathering around the home on Woodacre Drive in McLean. The next day, the Vaughns were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and maintaining a common nuisance. Just to remind parents that a good intention can result in disastrous consequences if you don't think through every aspect of your decision. And a decision to host a large party with alcohol, with students, with friends, with teenagers, and you don't know them from Adam, is universally a bad idea. And certainly, I realize by the time you realize it's a bad idea, things have probably already gotten out of control. I will tell you that I spoke to several neighbors off camera who told me how well-loved this family is, how polite those twin boys are, that they would have never expected or planned for this to happen. And what really worried some of the neighbors were the firecrackers that were being set off by the teens who came here uninvited. Guys.