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, 2019WBEN 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.





