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By Douglass Dowty | ddowty@syracuse.com
on May 21, 2014
Syracuse, NY — A Catholic priest living in Syracuse has been charged with possessing child pornography.
Robert Ours, 65, was arraigned this morning on one count of possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office.
The Syracuse Catholic Diocese reported the allegations of child porn to the DA’s office a few months ago, said diocese Director of Communications Danielle Cummings. The diocese has fully cooperated in the investigation, the DA’s office confirmed.
Ours led churches in the Southern Tier before retiring in 2012, Cummings said. He has since lived at the Tommy Coyne Residence for Priests, at 714 Brighton Ave.
Ours had no known history of pornography or sexual abuse, Cummings said. He has been a priest since 1980.
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