ATLANTA (GA)
CBS Atlanta
[with video]
By Bernard Watson
ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) –
Father Robert Poandl is a longtime Catholic Priest – but Judy Jones says he’s also a child predator.
“It is clear that he is a danger to kids,” said Jones, an Associate Director of SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “He should not be put out there in these small parishes.”
Last week Poandl, who was once assigned to the Archdiocese Atlanta, was relieved of his duties in Savannah after he was accused of sexual misconduct that allegedly took place nearly 30 years ago. It is the second allegation against the priest in three years. In 2010, a West Virginia judge dropped child molestation charges against Poandl because of procedural issues. Poandl maintains he is not guilty. SNAP said the church should not have allowed Poandl to continue working.
“It is totally inexcusable. If someone in a corporate environment had committed crimes within the corporation, not necessarily something that was going to be picked up by law enforcement, they would have been fired on the first offense, not the second offense,” said Steven Spaner, who is with SNAP.
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