ERIE (PA)
The Meadville Tribune
May 8, 2018
A priest in the Catholic Diocese of Erie has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse against two young boys over a period of eight years.
David L. Poulson, 64, of Oil City, has been arraigned on a total of eight counts involving boys who were ages 8 and 15 when the abuse started, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who announced the charges this morning.
Poulson was an active priest in the Erie diocese for four decades until earlier this year, including serving at churches in Cambridge Springs and Saegertown.
The charges were recommended by a statewide investigating grand jury, which found that Poulson sexually assaulted the boys while employed in active ministry as a priest by the Erie diocese, Shapiro said.
Poulson had served as priest at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Cambridge Springs and St. Bernadette Church in Saegertown.
Anne-Marie Welsh, director of communications for the Catholic Diocese of Erie, said a statement would be issued later today.
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