KENTUCKY
WDRB
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The case of a Marion County priest indicted on sex abuse charges will go to trial next year.
Father Joseph Hemmerle had nothing to say when leaving the courtroom.
A man made the claims this past May, saying it happened in the 1970s.
Hemmerle was a priest at St. Francis and Holy Cross Parishes in Marion County, and a teacher and coach at Trinity High School in Louisville. However, the alleged abuse took place in Meade County.
In September, Father Hemmerle was indicted on three counts of sexual abuse and six counts of sodomy involving a child under 12 years old.
He left the courtroom today without saying anything, but his three-day trial was set for next September.
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