FLORIDA/KENTUCKY
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. —Former St. Margaret Mary pastor Stephen Pohl was arrested Friday evening in Florida.
According to arrest documents, Pohl was booked into jail in Pinellas County just before 9 p.m. Friday on a charge of possession of child pornography.
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz said he learned of the investigation into Pohl on Aug. 12 and placed Pohl on administrative leave.
Kurtz said he accepted Pohl’s resignation on Thursday.
According to the Archdiocese of Louisville, federal investigators said child pornography was found on electronic devices belonging to Pohl.
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