KENTUCKY
WAVE
[with video]
Thursday, February 9th 2017
By Charles Gazaway, Digital Content Producer
BRANDENBURG, KY (WAVE) – A Louisville priest has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison after being convicted on a sexual abuse charge.
Fr. Joseph Hemmerle was director and camp counselor for Camp Tall Trees in Meade County for 30 years. In November, Hemmerle was acquitted on one charge of engaging in a sexual act but was found guilty on a count of inappropriate touching.
The sentence given was the recommendation of the jury. A request for Hemmerle to receive probation was denied
The sexual abuse allegation Hemmerle was convicted of was brought in 2001 by Michael Norris. No charges were filed against Hemmerle then, but he was reassigned after an internal investigation bu the Archdiocese of Louisville.
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