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Former County Commissioner Al Dirschberger found guilty of rape

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Al Dirschberger and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. March 11, 2015 (WBEN Photo)

Dirschberger was remanded and faces four years in state prison on each count. He will be sentenced on April 12.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz released the following statement:


My statement in regards to the guilty verdicts entered today in the Albany County trial of former @ECSocServices Commissioner Al Dirschberger. pic.twitter.com/u1Bp1Z3zTp

— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) March 1, 2019

WBEN legal analyst Paul Cambria said that he was not surprised to hear about the guilty verdict and that it's a sensitive time to be tried for cases like rape in wake of the #MeToo movement.

"I would be surprised if substantial jail time was not imposed," Cambria said.