OHIO/WEST VIRGINIA
WKRC
A Fairfield priest is indicted by a federal grand jury on a child sex charge.
In February, Father Robert Frank Poandl denied any wrongdoing but was suspended from performing any priestly duties. The indictment alleges Father Poandl took a ten year old boy to West Virginia in 1991 with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Poandl is now 71 years old.
The FBI arrested the priest commonly called Father Bob today at the Glenmary Missioners.
Glenmary Missioners have posted a statement on their website. It says the alleged victim made the allegation against Father Poandl in 2009. “Father Poandl were dismissed by a West Virginia court in August 2010 and Father Poandl’s record was expunged. Following the Nov. 15 hearing Father Poandl has been temporarily detained at the Butler County Jail in Hamilton, Ohio, until his next hearing on Nov. 19.”
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