Jose Mestanza Ortiz, of Warrington.
The defendant was arrested on a warrant Aug. 9, police said.
A Warrington Township man remains incarcerated at Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10% of $900,000 cash bail, following arraignment last month on felony sexual offenses against a 9-year-old victim.
Jose Armando Mestanza Ortiz, 46, will face Magisterial District Judge Stacy Wertman on Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. at a preliminary hearing on charges of felony unlawful contact with a minor-sexual offenses, misdemeanor indecent assault on a person less than 13, and misdemeanor corruption of minors, according to court documents.
On July 27, 2024, Warrington Township Police responded to the 2200 block of Pileggi Road for a report of an indecent sexual assault on a minor, police said. An investigation uncovered that Mestanza Ortiz was temporarily staying at the home of a friend when the alleged assault occurred.
A warrant was issued for Mestanza Ortiz’s arrest and served on Aug. 9, where he was taken into custody, police said.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
