KENTUCKY
WDRB
By Antoinette Konz
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Father Steven Pohl, a former priest at St. Margaret Mary Church facing several child pornography charges, faced a federal judge Wednesday at his initial hearing.
During the proceedings, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin approved Pohl’s release on 24-hour federal home incarceration on strict conditions.
Pohl, who is being housed in Grayson County, will not be released until Thursday when they can get all of the required monitoring equipment set up at his mother’s house, which is located in Jefferson County.
Prosecutors acknowledged acknowledged that his mother’s home is located near several schools, but they said they do not believe he poses a risk to the community. They also said that while Pohl left the state during the investigation, they don’t believe he did it to flee law enforcement, so they are OK with his release on home incarceration.
Pohl’s attorney, Ted House, said Pohl was arrested at his sister’s home near Tampa, Fla., and that he is “in no way” a flight risk.
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