Bishop Indicted: A First For The Abuse Scandal
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A grand jury has indicted the Roman Catholic bishop of Kansas City for failing to report suspected child sexual abuse. Bishop Robert Finn has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of not reporting to police that he had seen child pornography on a priest's computer. It's the first time a bishop has been indicted since the church abuse scandal became public 25 years ago. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.
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Missouri Bishop Convicted For Not Reporting Priest
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Bishop Robert Finn became the nation's highest-ranking Catholic official charged with shielding an abusive priest. Finn was found guilty of one misdemeanor count for failing to report suspected child abuse and acquitted on a second count.
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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn, who was convicted of failure to report suspected child abuse in 2012, the Vatican said today.
Finn led the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri. At the time of his conviction, he was the highest-ranking Catholic official to be convicted during the church's long sexual abuse scandal. Ref. CNN