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	Missouri Bishop Is Charged By Douglas Belkin and Kevin Helliker Wall Street Journal October 14, 2011 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204002304576631343569415096.html [full story] The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., was indicted Friday for failing to tell police about hundreds of pornographic images found on the laptop computer of a priest under his supervision. The indictment is believed to be the first of a bishop in connection with the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the Church since it was first widely exposed in Boston a decade ago. Bishop Robert Finn was charged with a misdemeanor for not reporting Father Shawn Ratigan to authorities when the diocese learned of the images last December. A diocesan ...
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