OHIO
WCPO
CINCINNATI – The Fairfield Catholic priest convicted of molesting a 10-year-old boy says he is dying of cancer and is asking a federal judge for a lighter sentence. But the judge has just the opposite idea.
Judge Michael R. Barrett informed Rev. Robert Poandl that he was actually considering a harsher sentence than federal guidelines call for.
Poandl, who turns 73 in May, is likely to die before the end of the year, his attorney, Stephen J. Wenke, said in his plea.
Poandl has Stage IV urothelial cancer, Wenke said.
Barrett said he was considering a sentence of up to 96 months (eight years) based on the pre-sentence report.
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