A former Manheim Township policeman, convicted of molesting teenage girls while working as a policeman in Perry County, meets the criteria of a sexual predator, according to state officials.

Robert Pavlovich, 40, now living in Cumberland County, was convicted in October of molesting and propositioning more than a dozen girls while working as a policeman in Marysville.

Pavlovich, who is free on bail, will be sentenced next month on one count each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a child, bribery and 10 counts of corruption of minors.

Prior to his sentencing, Pavlovich underwent evaluation by the Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Assessment Board, which determines whether people convicted of sexual offenses are sexually violent predators.

The board concluded that Pavlovich "does meet criteria for a mental abnormality that makes him likely to re-offend and the criteria for predatory behavior as described in the Megan's Law statute," according to a report in the Harrisburg Patriot News.

Judge Kathy Morrow will ultimately make a final ruling as to whether Pavlovich should be deemed a sexual predator during the sentencing proceeding.

Sexual predators are required to abide by certain conditions such as registering his address and employment with the state police.

In 1995, Pavlovich was employed as a Manheim Township policeman and was accused of touching a teenage girl inappropriately. He went to trial and was acquitted but was discharged from the department.

The current case stems from allegations of Pavlovich having inappropriate contact with the girls between 2000 and 2007 while working as a policeman in Marysville.