CALIFORNIA
Los Banos Enterprise
BY COREY PRIDE
cpride@losbanosenterprise
July 29, 2015
A former Los Banos Catholic priest who has been charged with possession of child pornography appeared in court Wednesday.
The Rev. Robert Gamel entered the courtroom on crutches, nursing a left foot injury he suffered while hiking, according to his attorney Roger Litman. Gamel appeared in Merced Superior Court in Los Banos for a pre-preliminary hearing on a felony count of possession of matter depicting sexual conduct of a person under the age of 18.
If convicted, Gamel faces up to three years in jail or prison. He has pleaded not guilty.
Litman told Judge Harry Jacobs the prosecution is still in the process of providing discovery evidence and he needs more time before going forward with the case.
“We will need time to review those items, which to my understanding is at least four DVDs and some other evidence we’ve asked to view,” Litman said. “I have a plan as far as how to proceed, accomplish review of the items, and what needs to be done to prepare for the next appearance in this matter.”
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