GEORGIA
WJBT
By Andrew Davis, Anchor/Reporter
CINCINNATI, OHIO –
A former Savannah Diocese priest was convicted of sex charges in a Ohio Federal Court.
Fr. Robert Poandl was convicted of one count of transportation of a minor across state lines for illicit purposes.
The 72 year old priest now faces up to 10 years in prison for the crime.
Poandl was accused of molesting a 10 year old boy 22 years ago in a West Virginia rectory.
From 2010-2012 Father Poandl worked in churches in Claxton, Pembroke and Sandhill.
This was the 3rd person who has come forward claiming Father Robert Poandl molested him when the victim was just a boy.
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