KANSAS CITY (MO)
Fox 4
August 1, 2012, by Sarah Clark
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Catholic Priest, Shawn F. Ratigan, is expected to formally change his plea in a child pornography case. Ratigan, 46, faces three felony counts of possessing child porn. He is expected to plead guilty to the charges on Thursday.
SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, released a statement on Wednesday. It read in part: “If Fr. Ratigan pleads guilty, several suffering families will be spared the trauma of a trial.”
The statement went on to say, “tomorrow’s outcome is not the end of this tragedy. It’s still important for victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to come forward.”
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