UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – A former Harrisburg church youth leader has been charged with allegedly molesting a child in public and police say they’re working to identify other potential victims.

Upper Allen Police responded to a McDonald’s in Mechanicsburg on April 7 after witnesses reported seeing an older man sexually assault a young female in public.

According to Upper Allen Police, after an investigation, the man was identified as Roy Andrews. On Monday, April 22, the Upper Allen Township Police Department executed a search warrant at Andrews’ home where police say he attempted to flee and resisted arrest.

Officers were eventually able to arrest Andrews. Andrews is now incarcerated in the Cumberland County Prison.

Police reported that Andrews knew the victim from previously serving as a youth leader at “Iglesia La Fuenta”, a Hispanic church in Harrisburg. Andrews was the youth leader for the church from around 2014 to 2022.

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This is an ongoing investigation as police try to identify any other possible victims connected to Andrews.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Upper Allen Township Police Department at 717-795-2445. An anonymous tip line is also available by calling or texting 717-850-UAPD (8273). Anonymous tips can also be submitted online by visiting: www.upperallenpolice.com.

Andrews faces charges that include felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old, corruption of minors, along with misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and endangering the welfare of children.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 2.

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