ERIE (PA)
Your Erie
May 31, 2018
By Ryan Emerson
A former priest in the Erie Catholic Diocese is expected to appear in court today.
David Poulson, 64, is due in court for his preliminary hearing.
On May 8th, Poulson was arraigned in Jefferson county on felony counts of indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and the corruption of minors. At the time of his resignation, he was pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Cambridge springs.
When Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the charges, he said it was unconscionable that the Diocese of Erie knew of Poulson’s alleged actions and allowed him to stay in ministry.
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