CLEVELAND (OH)
WJW TV
Dec. 23, 2019
By Talia Naquin
A judge has denied a request to reduce the bond of a local priest who was arrested earlier this month on child pornography charges.
Father Robert McWilliams was arrested Dec. 5 at St. Joseph Parish in Strongsville.
He is facing several charges, including three counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance.
An assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor says there are allegations in Geauga County that the priest posed as a stranger to extort children into sending him nude videos and pictures.
McWilliams, who remains held in the Cuyahoga County jail, has entered not guilty pleas.
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