OHIO
WSAV
[with video]
By Andrew Davis, Anchor/Reporter
It’s the unthinkable for any parent, their child molested, abused by someone they trusted.
It happened to a Cincinnati man who’s son was touched inappropriately by a priest.
That priest, Father Robert Poandl, used to work in Pembroke, Sandhill, and Claxton.
Last week Poandl was convicted by a Ohio jury.
That victim’s father spoke exclusively to News 3 about the crime, which he claims started with a connection to the group Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
The father says Poandl asked to take their son alone with him on a trip from Cincinnati to West Virginia so he could help him “stay awake”. That one on one encounter ended with the boy molested and Poandl eventually facing charges.
“Poandl is a Monster. I don’t know how else you can describe someone who would betray the trust of people who thought they knew and deeply cared for him.”
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