Sex Abuse Litigation

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Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph

3 reports indexed, newest first.

April 2015

  1. Bishop Robert Finn resigns after conviction for failing to report abuse

    Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert Finn, convicted in 2012 of failing to report suspected abuse.

    Policy change Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, MissouriReported by National Catholic Reporter

September 2012

  1. Bishop Robert Finn found guilty of failing to report suspected child abuse

    In a bench trial, Bishop Finn was convicted of one misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected abuse and sentenced to two years' probation, making him the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official convicted in the scandal.

    Conviction Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, MissouriReported by The Kansas City Star (archived by BishopAccountability.org)

October 2011

  1. Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn indicted for failing to report suspected abuse

    A Jackson County grand jury indicted Bishop Robert Finn and his diocese on misdemeanor charges of failing to report suspected child abuse involving a priest's images of children, the first such charge against a sitting U.S. bishop.

    Criminal charges Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, MissouriReported by The New York Times