A 56-year-old Lancaster County man was convicted this week after DNA evidence linked him to the sexual abuse of two children over 25 years ago , according to the county district attorney’s office. During the investigation, police also found pictures of him abusing three babies .

Eric Dorwart sexually assaulted two children, a 7-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, outside their home in Leacock Township in April 1997. Both victims, now in their 30s, testified Dorwart offered the girl money to perform sex acts before the assault.

It wasn’t until 26 years later that Dorwart was named a person of interest. Investigators collected the DNA evidence from the trash outside his home and matched it with semen that had been found on the victims’ clothing.

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