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By Douglass Dowty | ddowty@syracuse.com
on July 08, 2014
Syracuse, NY — A retired Catholic priest accused of possessing child pornography is due back to court today for a possible disposition to his criminal case. In all likelihood, that means a potential plea deal.
Robert Ours, 65, a former Southern Tier priest who lives in Syracuse, was indicted in May on six counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, which is a felony.
The Catholic Diocese of Syracuse reported the allegations of child porn to the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office several months ago.
A priest since 1980, Ours has lived at the Tommy Coyne Residence for Priests since retiring in 2012, diocese Director of Communications Danielle Cummings has said. He led churches in the Southern Tier before then.
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