Priest in KCK Archdiocese charged with possessing child pornography

KANSAS CITY (MO)
KCTV

July 18, 2019

By Emily Sinovic and Zoe Brown

A priest in the Kansas City, Kansas Archdiocese has been charged with possession of child pornography.

Some are calling for the archbishop to do more to protect parishioners from predator priests.

Father Christopher Rossman was first ordained back in 2007 in the KCK Archdiocese.

Rossman, still currently a priest within the KCK Archdiocese, has been charged in federal court with possessing child pornography.

Rossman was a priest at Prince of Peace in Olathe during his first two years but has since been all over the diocese including parishes in Topeka, Holton, Mayetta, Holton, Baldwin City, and Lapeer.

In September of 2016, the diocese suspended Rossman,

The KCK Archdiocese released a statement on Thursday, that said in part:

“On Sept. 9 the archdiocese received information indicating that father Rossman had accessed inappropriate content on his computer; the archdiocese then reported the matter to police. . . Father Rossman was immediately suspended. . . The archdiocese will continue to cooperate with law enforcement.”

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