Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of indecent assaults on shoppers at Lehigh County stores, state police say.

Target, 749 North Krocks Road, Lower Macungie
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Mac Bullock

04/04/2023 3:54 p.m.

Ogonna Chuwudaalu Ofoma, 30, of Allentown, was arrested Thursday, March 30 and charged with multiple assaults, troopers wrote in a release. He is also accused of having "sexually explicit photographs and videos of suspected child pornography" on his cell phone, authorities added.

State police previously warned Lehigh Valley residents that a single suspect was behind a number of incidents at Lower Macungie shopping centers, including a Dec. 7 indecent assault at the Mill Creek Road Walmart and another at the North Krocks Road Target, on Feb. 23, as Daily Voice reported.

The investigation into those incidents led investigators to "multiple victims from several municipalities throughout Lehigh County," troopers claim.

According to court filings, Ofoma posted his $60,000 bond on Friday, March 31 and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 10.

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