Manheim Township Police Department
Sexual Abuse of Children / Criminal Use of Communication Facility Arrest, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 0 Block Petersburg Rd (MT) – Jovany Rojas Cortes, M/21, of Lancaster, PA, was charged with the above offenses following an investigation prompted by a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
On March 10, 2022, the NCMEC detected child pornography on the Kik app and traced it to Manheim Township. Manheim Township Detectives conducted a search warrant on the location of the child pornography and located a cell phone in the bedroom of Rojas Cortes. A forensic examination of the cell phone revealed over 61 videos and over 93 pictures of child pornography. A criminal complaint was filed, and Rojas Cortes was arraigned and released on $10,000 bail.