KANSAS CITY (MO)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Kansas City, Mo. priest will spend the next 50 years behind bars.
A judge sentenced Rev. Shawn Ratigan Thursday in a U.S. District Court in Kansas City.
Federal prosecutors sought a 50-year sentence for the Roman Catholic priest who admitted taking pornographic photos of children.
Before learning his sentence, Ratigan spoke to the victim’s family saying, “There’s no words I can express to tell you my sorrow, but it’s there. I was good friends with all of them; I just couldn’t help it.”
He also apologized to his family and the Church.
The 47-year-old priest pleaded guilty in August 2012 to five counts of producing or attempting to produce child porn — one count for each of five victims.
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