Kansas has Received 215 Reports, Opened 122 Cases in Priest Sexual Abuse Investigation

Nearly three years after launching an investigation into clergy sexual abuse in the state’s Catholic dioceses, Kansas’ top law enforcement agency has received 215 tips and opened 122 cases, legislators learned this week. Robert Jacobs, executive officer of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, provided an update to members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Kansas … Read more

Dodge City Diocese Names Priests With Abuse Allegations

The Catholic Diocese of Dodge City has released the names of priests and seminarians with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of children. The release Tuesday follows suit with the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, which about two weeks ago released the names of staff who had substantiated claims. Both follow a February announcement from the Kansas … Read more