KANSAS CITY (MO)
Fox 4
[with video]
Posted on: 6:39 pm, June 15, 2012, by John Pepitone and Jason M. Vaughn
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County prosecutors asked a judge on Friday to force the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City and St. Joseph to turn over information about allegations of sexual misconduct against five specific priests, as the county’s criminal case against the diocese and Bishop Robert Finn over alleged failure to report suspicions of child abuse.
Prosecutors also asked for transcripts and recordings of all the interviews conducted by former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves as part of his independent investigation of diocese policies when an allegation of sexual misconduct is made.
Finn and the diocese each face one count of failure to report suspicions of child abuse. Finn was not present at Friday’s hearing. The charges stem from how Finn and the diocese responded to allegations against Father Shawn Ratigan between December 2010 and May 2011.
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