CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield Now
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Diocese of Fresno released a comment Tuesday following the sentencing of a priest who pleaded no contest to a count of possession of obscene matter.
Father Robert Gamel was arrested in 2014 while serving at St. Joseph’s parish in Los Banos. Gamel previously served in six parishes in Kern County.
Merced County Superior Court records show Gamel was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in jail and four years of probation.
The Diocese of Fresno said it will begin a canonical investigation, which will examine the case as it relates to church law.
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