Ex-Priest Sentenced In Child Pornography Case

PITTSBURGH (PA)
KDKA

Harold Hayes

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Catholic priest convicted of possessing child pornography was sentenced to jail in court on Friday.

“He’s very ill,” said defense attorney John Knorr. “It very well may turn out to be a life sentence.”

That’s how David Dzermejko’s lawyer reacted to the three-year federal prison sentence imposed on his client after being convicted of possessing child pornography.

He was removed from priestly duties, which included pastorates in Charleroi and Ross Township.

The present case involved 100 to 300 child pornography images, but a longstanding dispute within the church about prior allegations surfaced in this case as well.

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