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A Catholic priest from Cincinnati has pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually abused a 10-year-old boy he brought to Spencer in 1991.
Robert F. Poandl entered his plea Friday in Roane County Circuit Court before Judge David W. Nibert.
A trial is set for June 15.
Poandl and his attorneys declined to comment following the hearing.
The 68-year-old priest was indicted last month by a Roane County Grand Jury.
A 28-year-old Cincinnati man told police that Poandl molested him during a visit to the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in August 1991.
Poandl is charged with first-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual abuse and sexual abuse by a custodian.
Poandi is associated with the Glenmary Home Missioners, a religious society in Cincinnati.
Glenmary officials have said Poandl was removed from his ministry assignment last year after they learned of the allegations.
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