KANSAS CITY (MO)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
A bench trial is under way for Kansas City Catholic Bishop Robert Finn.
The trial in Jackson County Court is a trial by judge and not by a jury. It started at 2:30 p.m. A decision in the case is expected this afternoon.
The bishop faces a misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected child abuse to the state in the case of the Rev. Shawn Ratigan, who was charged with taking indecent pictures of children.
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