On December 30, 2025, the Ephrata Police Department Investigations Section filed criminal charges against Skyler Dakota Krimes, 18, of Ephrata, for five counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (F2) and one count of Criminal Use of Communication Facility (F3). On December 9, 2025, the Ephrata Police Department in conjunction with the Lancaster County Computer Task Force executed a search warrant in the 100 block of East Mohler Church Road in Ephrata, Pa. As the result of the search, several electronic devices were seized that contained numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).  Krimes admitted to possession of the CSAM during a police interview. Krimes was arraigned at Magisterial District Justice Landis' office, and bail was set at $75,000 unsecured.

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