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Joseph P. Sabella, a former hospital chaplain, has been indicted on 85 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor.

Sabella was initially charged in July with six felonies related to possessing and uploading child sexual abuse material.

A former Alliance hospital chaplain has been indicted on 85 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person.

A Columbiana County grand jury in Lisbon indicted 37-year-old Joseph P. Sabella on Aug. 6.

Sabella, of Knox Township in Columbiana County, previously worked as a chaplain at Aultman Alliance Community Hospital. The hospital issued a statement on Aug. 11 saying he was no longer employed by Aultman as of July 2.

He was initially charged in July with six felonies, having been accused of uploading and po

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