STRONGSVILLE (OH)
The News-Herald
March 2, 2020
By Andrew Cass
Strongsville priest Robert McWilliams is now in the custody of the U.S. Marshals as he waits indictment from a federal grand jury on child sex crime charges.
McWilliams, 39, who was previously a seminarian at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Newbury Township appeared in federal court Feb. 27 where court records show he waived a preliminary hearing on charges of child pornography, child exploitation and juvenile sex trafficking.
Federal court records show that McWilliams also waived his right to a detention hearing and is being held without bail.
McWilliams was previously being held in the Geauga County Jail before being moved into federal custody.
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