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	Catholic Priest Formerly of Southeast Georgia Cleared of Abuse Charge By Dana Clark Felty Savannah Morning News August 31, 2010 http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-08-31/catholic-priest-formerly-southeast-georgia-cleared-abuse-charge A priest formerly in charge of three southeast Georgia Catholic missions has been cleared of charges he sexually abused a child. The Rev. Bob Poandl was serving as pastor of St. Christopher in Claxton, Holy Cross in Pembroke and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Sand Hill when he was accused June 9, 2009, of sexual misconduct in the early 1990s with a West Virginia child. The Glenmary Home Missioners, the religious order that operates the three missions, immediately placed Poandl on administrative leave and transferred him to the order's headquarters in Cincinnati. A trial was scheduled to begin Monday in Spencer, W.Va. But on Aug. 27, after two days of hearings, Roane County Circuit Judge David W. Nibert dismissed the charges. The judge's ruling also prevents Poandl from being prosecuted on the same charges in the future.
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