Retired Owensboro priest sentenced 5 years

KENTUCKY
WFIE

By Emily Busby, Reporter

OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE) –
Retired Owensboro Priest Louis Piskula has been sentenced to five years in prison in a sex abuse case.

Piskula pleaded guilty to one count of 1st degree sexual abuse of a minor.

The guilty plea was part of plea agreement for charges relating to incidents in 1978 at Blessed Mother Church in Owensboro.

Piskula must now register as a sex offender for 20 years and undergo treatment at the state penitentiary.

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