LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lancaster County jury convicted a New York man of over 50 sexual offenses after officials said he sexually abused minors in the Lancaster city area for over a decade.
The jury found Dennis Martinez, 40, of Brooklyn, guilty on July 16 following a four-day trail, in which multiple victims of the abuse took the stand. Police began investigating Martinez in August of 2022 after a victim reported the abuse in Hillsborough County, Florida.
According to the Lancaster County District Attorney, Martinez sexually abused four underaged girls at several locations throughout Lancaster city between 2006 and 2020.
One of the victims who testified said that Martinez sexually abused her on several instances, starting at 8-years-old until she was roughly 13 or 14. She said on occasion Martinez watched her as she bathed.
Another victim said the abuse started when she was 5-years-old, spanning a number of years.
According to a separate victim, there were several instances of sexual abuse when she was eight that continued around the time she turned 13-years old. Officials said Martinez would watch the girl shower and push her into closets to sexually assault her.
He threatened to get the victim in trouble if she refused sexual favors, the district attorney said.
Two of the victims also testified that Martinez offered to get their nails done in exchange for sexual favors.
Another victim told the court that Martinez started sexually assaulting and abusing her in three separate locations in the city when she was around 10. The abuse continued until she turned 14 or 15-years-old.
He was found guilty on the following charges:
two counts of rape of a childfour counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child15 counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of ageOther unknown charges
Martinez is currently being held in the Lancaster County Prison on a $2 million bail. The judge presiding over the case is scheduled to sentence him at a later date.