MEADE CO., Ky. (WHAS11) – A local Catholic Priest will spend the next 7 years in prison after he was found guilty in November 2016.
Joseph Hemmerle, who maintains his innocence, was found guilty of abusing a 10-year-old boy at a youth camp in the 1970s.
That victim is now 53-years-old and testified against Hemmerle.
He faces additional charges in a separate case which is scheduled for trial at a later date.
