KANSAS CITY (MO)
The Republic

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County’s prosecutor wants a jury to decide whether a Kansas City bishop was required by Missouri law to tell police about suspected child pornography found on a priest’s laptop computer.

Bishop Robert Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph were charged in October with failing to report suspicions of child abuse against the Rev. Shawn Ratigan after a diocese computer technician found disturbing photos on the priest’s computer, including a series of a young girl with her genitals showing.

Ratigan is facing state and federal child pornography charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.