CINCINNATI (OH)
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August 8, 2024
By Fox19 Digital staff
An ex-seminarian with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will avoid a trial after he pleaded guilty to child porn charges.
Broderick Witt pleaded guilty to the eight counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor that he was arrested for in February, according to Hamilton County court officials.
Witt is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 5.
Hamilton County court records depict the graphic nature of eight videos, all of which involved minor females. Due to the contents referenced in the court documents, FOX19 NOW will not release the details.
The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office previously said those videos had an IP address to Mt. Saint Mary’s Seminary, where Witt attended.
During the investigation, Hamilton County deputies say they discovered that Witt was a seminarian with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati studying to be a priest.
Witt’s residential address is Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, where he was arrested, the sheriff’s office explained.
The charges stemmed from an investigation that started in September 2023, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said.
The investigation started after the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force provided information to the Regional Electronics & Computer Investigations section, the sheriff’s office said.