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Federal Lawsuit Claims Kansas City Enabled Police To Exploit Black Community For Years
Five Black women filed a federal lawsuit on Friday accusing several officers from a controversial Kansas police department of engaging in unethical, violent and abusive behavior targeting the Black community. The accused officers include a former detective who has numerous complaints against him.
The women, whom HuffPost has chosen not to name, have accused the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City of enabling officers of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department as they engaged in exploitative behavior for years while on the job, including stalking, assaulting and raping Kansas City residents.
The defendants listed in the suit include former police chiefs Thomas Dailey, James Swafford and Ronald Miller; and detectives Roger Golubski, Terry Zeigler, Michael Kill, Clayton Bye and Dennis Ware.
The suit likens the police department’s and city/county government’s efforts to torment and intimidate Black citizens to the Jim Crow era of the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, when racist laws upheld white supremacy and enforced segregation.
“With government authority, a plague of State agents used their badges as licenses to stalk, assault, beat, rape, harass, frame, and threaten Black citizens in protected police hunting grounds,” according to the 138-page lawsuit.
The suit describes the officers as “dirty cops” who used their “badges to exploit Black women” and used “government-sanctioned power and terrorism” to silence and intimidate the plaintiffs.
The suit describes multiple encounters with Golubski, a former homicide detective in the KCKPD who retired in 2010. Golubski, now 70, has made headlines in the last few years as misconduct accusations against him, spanning from the 1990s to the 2000s, have surfaced.
All but one of the five plaintiffs have accused Golubski of raping them.
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Golubulski is already facing federal charges in two separate cases related to crimes he’s accused of committing decades earlier.
One federal case alleges that he raped and kidnapped two women during his police work. According to the indictment, Golubski allegedly told one of his victims that he could help her after her twin sons were arrested for a double murder in 1999, KCUR-FM in Kansas City reported. Instead, the suit alleges, Golubski returned to her home and raped her multiple times.
When the woman told Golubski that she would report him, he allegedly said, “Report me to who, the police? I am the police.”
A second federal indictment accuses him of collaborating with drug dealers to run a sex trafficking ring involving minors in the 1990s.
The lawsuit filed Friday includes allegations that Golubski used his influence as an officer to wrongfully convict Black men of crimes they didn’t commit, citing the allegedly framing a 16-year-old in a double homicide in 1994, which led to a 23-year prison sentence. The teen was exonerated in 2022 and received a $12.5 million settlement from Kansas City and Wyandotte County.
Golubski, who was on house arrest due to the previous charges, was hospitalized in October for unspecified health issues and temporarily taken off house arrest, KCTV-TV in Kansas City, Missouri, reported.
Golubski has pleaded not guilty to each of the crimes.
William Skepnek, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told HuffPost that the accusations in the lawsuit against Golubski and the others are disgraceful.
“It’s shameful that this is continuing to happen. It’s happening here, it’s happening now, and this sort of systemic corruption leads to the destruction of families and communities,” Skepnek said.
The unified city/county government did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment. The KCKPD declined to comment due to the pending litigation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Some of the best soccer players in the world are in Kansas City this week for the Copa America soccer tournament.
The tournament pits the best teams in North and South America against each other once every four years. On Tuesday, Children’s Mercy Park played host to a group-stage match between Peru and Canada. Next Monday, the US Men’s National team is set to host Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium.
The game, and the tournament, are giving Kansas City attention on the global scale.
“It gives Kansas City a great chance to showcase ourselves as a destination, not only for soccer fans in the Midwest and around the country but also internationally, too,” said Kurt Austin, Sporting KC’s Senior Director of Communications. “I think it’s a great opportunity for the city. You see it not only in the events we’ve been able to host in the past but also now looking forward and the events we’re going to be able to host in the future all kind of gearing up towards 2026 with the World Cup.”
Former Sporting KC legend Roger Espinoza played in two World Cups for his home country of Honduras. He says Kansas City is ready for FIFA to come to town.
“Kansas City is ready,” said Espinoza. “They don’t know what’s coming, but I think Kansas City is ready. I think it’s a city that has hosted many events, a lot of championships here, so they know how to host the world.”
Kansas City sports fans say soccer has elevated the city’s standing. The fans told KCTV5 they are grateful the sport has had a positive impact on KC.
“With the World Cup coming, I don’t think everyone is prepared for what kind of money that’s going to bring into the area,” said Ken Dotson, a long-time MLS supporter.
“It’s huge. It’s really putting us on the map, especially with us getting the World Cup, and now the COPA, it’s phenomenal,” said fan Brandon Murphy.
With the eyes of the soccer world on Kansas City on Monday, Espinoza thinks KC is about to put on a show.
“They get to see what we’re all about,” Espinoza said of the international fans. “They get to see that there are true fans here that support the sport.”
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Despite the Royals sitting at third place in the American League Central going into Saturday’s tilt opposite division leader Cleveland, Kansas City can win the four-game series outright with a triumph in the set’s penultimate matchup. Left-hander Cole Ragans, whose earned run average sits at just a notch over three even, gets the start for the home team at Kauffman Stadium.
The Guardians (51-29) don’t just lead the division. The resurgent squad, led by first-year manager and former MLB catching veteran Stephen Vogt, has the third-best overall record in the AL. Getting the ball first for the visitors is Tanner Bibee, who is 6-2 with a 3.50 ERA in 16 games.
Kansas City has a respectable 46-38 record, nearly 10 games over .500 even though it does not occupy either of the top two places in its division’s standings. Part of that is owed to the Guardians’ great first-half start. Reigning division champion Minnesota is in second with a 45-37 record. The Royals, meanwhile, have won three games in a row, including the first two in the ongoing series against Cleveland. On Friday night, Kansas City put up double-digit runs and won 10-3. First pitch Saturday will be at 3:10 p.m. CT.
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Brittany Mahomes shares then and now Kansas City Chiefs headshots of husband Patrick | The Express Tribune
Brittany Mahomes is showing love and appreciation for her husband, Patrick Mahomes, by celebrating his journey from the start of his career to now.
On Friday, June 28, Brittany, the 28-year-old Kansas City Current co-owner and wife of Patrick Mahomes, also 28, shared a photo from the Kansas City Chiefs. The post included pictures of players, such as Travis Kelce, highlighting their first and current years on the team.
Patrick’s photo showcased him in “Year 1” and “Year 7,” both featuring his curly hair and some facial hair, though his 2024 look has a slightly shorter hairstyle.
Brittany sweetly celebrated her husband in her Instagram Stories repost, writing, “Man he cute,” along with a teary-eyed emoji and a heart-eye emoji.
This affectionate post came as the couple, who have a 3-year-old daughter, Sterling Skye, and an 18-month-old son, Patrick “Bronze” Lavon III, are enjoying a family vacation in Europe. Their travels have included stops in Portugal, Milan, Italy, and more. Patrick is currently in the off-season from the Chiefs, with the regular season set to begin on September 5, when his team faces the Baltimore Ravens.
In the meantime, the family is making the most of their European adventure, with Brittany sharing an Instagram carousel on Thursday, June 27, showing their latest stop.
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