KANSAS CITY (MO)
KCUR
August 20, 2018
By Andrea Tudhope
A Kansas City attorney and abuse victims are calling on the attorneys general of Kansas and Missouri to launch investigations into clergy sexual abuse, similar to the grand jury investigation in Pennsylvania.
Attorney Rebecca Randles said she has hundreds of clients who allege they’ve been abused by a member of the Catholic Church.
It wasn’t until the grand jury report was released, revealing more than 1,000 young people had been abused by priests in Pennsylvania, that she took a step back to consider the breadth of the issue.
“I didn’t realize the magnitude of what’s happening here, to people in Kansas City. It’s astounding,” Randles said.
That’s why she is calling for statewide investigations into the alleged abuse, which she said — according the Archdiocese of St. Louis and a website documenting investigations filed — involves more than 200 current and former priests in Missouri and the Archdiocese of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas.
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