KANSAS CITY (MO)
KCTV
[with video]
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) –
Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn was found guilty of failing to report an abusive priest to state authorities.
A Jackson County judge acquitted him of a second similar charge. The charges involved different time frames.
Finn apologized for his actions in court following the judge’s decision. He was placed on probation.
“I truly regret and am sorry for the hurt these events have caused,” Finn said.
Judge John Torrence issued the verdict after hearing opening remarks from Finn’s attorneys and prosecutors and reviewing documents.
“I hope this ends a chapter of history that has been a long and dark chapter,” Torrence said.
Finn was the top-ranking Catholic official in the U.S. to be charged with shielding an abusive priest. The case came to a surprising end after both sides agreed to waive a trial by jury and allow Torrence to reach a decision
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