United States v. Robert Poandl

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

In 2013, a federal jury found Father Robert Poandl, a Catholic priest, guilty as charged of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in sexual activity with him. The charge had stemmed from a trip allegedly taken on August 3, 1991, in which Poandl transported David Harper, then ten years old, from Ohio to West Virginia, where Poandl raped the boy. Poandl now appeals his conviction, claiming numerous errors in his trial.' Finding no error, we AFFIRM.

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In 2012, a federal grand jury indicted Poandl for one count of knowingly…