KANSAS CITY (MO)
St. Joe Channel
By: Andy House, Alex Hassel
Updated: September 6, 2012
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) A verdict comes against the highest ranking Catholic official ever to face criminal charges in a child sex abuse case.
A judge found Bishop Robert Finn guilty in a sex abuse case involving a former St. Joseph priest.
Bishop Finn was convicted of one misdemeanor charge for failing to report suspected child abuse. He was found not guilty on a second charge.
A verdict came during a one day trial Thursday in Kansas City.
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