A Pennsylvania inmate who had been convicted on child rape charges died in his prison cell over the weekend.

According to a press release from John Sawtelle, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Albion SCI in Erie County, Andy Ortiz, 25, was discovered unresponsive in his cell on Oct. 29.

Prison staff immediately responded and administered life-saving measures until medical personnel could arrive. Ortiz was pronounced dead at 12:18 a.m.

WTAJ reported he was originally sentenced in 2022 after pleading guilty to charges that included rape of a child and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child.

Originally housed at SCI Phoenix to serve a 15-year sentence, he was transferred to SCI Albion on Feb. 19.

The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death

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