Eleven children have come forward to accuse a Dundalk sex offender of abusing them, a Baltimore County prosecutor said Thursday.

Robert Paul Layton, 48, already is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy, but additional children have spoken up about Layton, Assistant State’s Attorney Susan Hazlett said.

“We charged for two children,” Hazlett said. “We have nine more waiting that we could charge.”

Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court, Layton declined to plead guilty to abusing the two boys and instead asked for a psychological evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial Oct. 10.

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Layton also faces federal indictment on child pornography charges, according to Hazlett.

Layton’s attorney, Spencer Gordon, confirmed in court that there is a federal detainer on his client.

Vickie LeDuc, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, said Layton has not been charged at the federal level and could not comment on any pending charges.

Baltimore County police arrested Layton on Feb. 6 after a 14-year-old boy told an officer at Dundalk Middle School that Layton solicited him for sex, charging documents said. He also told the officer that his 13-year-old friend had engaged in a sex act with Layton, police said.

Investigation revealed that Layton abused the 13-year-old and solicited the 14-year-old in January while the boys played pool at Layton’s house with friends, police said.

After Layton’s arrest, detectives said they recovered several nude photographs of boys during a search of his residence.

The officer also learned during his investigation that Layton was a registered child sex offender in Maryland. Court records show Layton was convicted of three counts of a third-degree sex offense in Prince George’s County in 1995.

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