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Cincinnati Enquirer
Written by
Brenna R. Kelly
A longtime Catholic priest was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted last year of taking a Cincinnati boy to West Virginia and assaulting him in 1991.
Rev. Robert F. Poandl, 73, who is dying of cancer, could have been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
Federal jurors found him guilty in September of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent of engaging him in sex.
Before Judge Michael Barrett handed down the sentence, Poandal, who maintains he is innocent, said he will pray for the victim and all victims of sexual abuse.
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