GEORGIA
Savannah Morning News
Updated: February 14, 2014
By Jamie Parker
A Catholic priest, the Rev. Robert “Bob” Poandl, who once worked at Holy Cross Church in Pembroke and in six other Georgia communities has been sentenced to seven and one half years in prison for transporting a 10-year-old Cincinnati boy to Spencer, W.Va., in August 1991 where he sexually assaulted the child.
Poandl worked in the Savannah diocese, including Holy Cross Church, from 2007-2009 and 2010-2012.
According to Cincinnati.com, Poandl, 73, who is dying of cancer, could have been sentenced up to 10 years in prison. However Judge Michael Barrett said he took Poandl’s health into consideration and recommended Poandl serve his time in a medical facility.
When allegations against Poandl surfaced in February 2012, he was removed from his duties pending an investigation by the Cincinnati-based Glenmary Home Missioners of which he was a member.
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