KANSAS CITY (MO)
The Kansas City Star
By MARK MORRIS
The Kansas City Star
A former Kansas City-area Catholic priest sexually abused four boys in an Independence family, a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court alleges.
John Tulipana, who left the ministry in the mid-1990s, purportedly abused four boys while serving at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Kansas City. The suit alleged that the abuse began in 1976 and occurred on camping trips and at the family’s home.
The suit names Tulipana and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph as defendants. It does not identify the plaintiffs.
Tulipana could not be reached for comment Wednesday. A recording on his home phone line said the number had been disconnected.
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