CINCINNATI PRIEST FOUND GUILTY ABUSING YOUTH 21-YEARS AGO - Prosecutors Claim Incident Happened In Spencer

(09/21/2013)

UPDATE - A Cincinnati jury has found Ohio priest Robert Poandl guilty that he took a 10-year-old boy to Spencer, West Virginia for sex more than two decades ago. The charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years. Poandl's attorney denies the allegations, saying the accuser didn't even make the trip. The accuser made his allegations to West Virginia authorities in 2009 and Poandl was indicted there, but those charges accusing him of sexually abusing the boy were dismissed related to evidence issues. ORIGINAL STORY - Prosecutors claim an Ohio priest took a 10-year-old boy to Spencer, West Virginia for sex more than two decades ago and raped him. The prosecution says that the priest, Robert Poandl, later prayed with the boy for forgiveness, the victim came forward years later in 2009 and made the abuse claim. Poandl has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Oakley made the allegation in opening statements in the Cincinnati trial. Poandl's attorney Stephen Wenke said evidence will show the allegations are false and that the priest did not even make the trip to Spencer with the boy.

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