Cleveland Priest Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Pornography, Exploitation ncregister.com
On Tuesday, Father Robert McWilliams was sentenced to life in prison on convictions of sex trafficking of youths under 18, child pornography and sexual exploitation of children. The verdict was handed down in the U.S. District Court in Akron, Ohio.
Father McWilliams, 41, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland in May 2017 and served at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Strongsville, Ohio, until he was arrested in December 2019. In July of this year, he pled guilty to eight federal charges…
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