KENTUCKY
WAVE
By Laurel Mallory
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The priest at the center of a child pornography case has been indicted by a grand jury.
Stephen Pohl, former pastor of St. Margaret Mary parish in Louisville, was charged with violating federal child exploitation laws on Nov. 3 in United States District Court.
The indictment accuses Pohl, 57, of knowingly viewing child porn on the internet between Jan. and Aug. 2015.
A parent whose child attends St. Margaret Mary complained the student was uncomfortable when Pohl asked him/her to pose for a picture. Pohl was immediately investigated by the FBI and Louisville Metro Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit.
He then resigned from St. Margaret Mary and was arrested in Florida a short time later.
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