Kansas
Kansas Clergy not mandatory reporters for child sex crimes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Following a KBI report involving youngster sexual abuse by Catholic Clergy in Kansas, the KSHB 41 I-Staff has been digging into allegations made previously, in addition to inspecting doable options to stop any such abuse sooner or later.
And, what we’re listening to from some critics, is that not sufficient is being carried out to make sure these crimes are reported.
However first, to rapidly recap the findings of the KBI’s 4-year investigation, 188 Catholic church members have been recognized as probably committing crimes starting from rape to aggravated sexual battery to indecent liberties with a baby.
Out of these, the KBI introduced charging data for 30 clergy members.
However, as a result of the statute of limitations has run out in lots of instances or these clergy members are now not alive, no prosecutors have filed any costs in these instances to this point.
Following this report, Archbishop Joseph Naumann mentioned in a assertion, “You can’t learn this report with out your coronary heart breaking.”
He later added the Diocese of Kansas has created applications to “… shield kids and susceptible adults in its parishes and faculties.”
However some lawmakers say extra must be carried out to guard victims.
That features guaranteeing non secular leaders are required to be obligatory reporters, that means they’re legally obligated to report abuse.
In Kansas, there is no statute requiring clergy members to be obligatory reporters (until they work in or are affiliated with a faculty, through which case they fall beneath the class of “faculty personnel.”)
Nonetheless, for these not in a faculty setting, there is no state regulation requiring them to report youngster intercourse abuse.
And Kansas just isn’t.
In line with a federal report in 2015, Kansas is joined by Hawaii, Iowa, New York, Virginia, Washington, and South Dakota.
In the meantime, in Missouri, clergy are thought of mandated reporters. However, there’s what some lawmakers describe as a “loophole,” the place non secular leaders are granted an “exception” for a “privileged dialog” between a Priest or Pastor and his or her parishioner, typically referred to within the Catholic Church as a confession.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin have related state statutes.
Solely New Hampshire and West Virginia go as far as to make clergy obligatory reporters and deny any sort of exceptions to that reporting requirement.
Nevertheless, there’s been a push to vary that in recent times.
“I’ve been attempting since 2019 to make clergy obligatory reporters, and I’ve been fought each step of the way in which by the legislature,” maintains Kansas Senator Tom Holland.
The Democrat attributes the refusal of fellow lawmakers to again the laws to politics and political funding.
“Kansans for Life, the Catholic Church, these stakeholders, they’ve a really sturdy pull in our tremendous majority Republican legislature. I feel that was significantly exacerbated final 12 months, as you recall, we had the “Worth Them Each” constitutional modification, clearly closely supported by pro-life people and legislators and closely supported by the Catholic Church. And I feel the final 12 months, specifically, they didn’t need to contact the difficulty of principally the clergy abuse,” Senator Holland provides.
However, now that the modification has failed and the KBI’s report has been launched, he is hopeful his invoice will see extra assist.
“Individuals must report! I imply, when our choir, faculty, EMS, or social staff, all people else is required to do that? Okay, we are able to’t give our non secular leaders a move,” he explains.
Sen. Holland says he hopes to reintroduce the invoice proposed in 2019 later this week, a invoice that not solely requires clergy to be obligatory reporters but additionally does not supply them any exceptions concerning reporting abuse involving kids.
He has assist on the opposite facet of the state line.
Missouri State Consultant Raychel Proudie has additionally launched a invoice on this subject.
Her proposed laws would get rid of the availability that covers privileged communication made to a minister or clergyperson.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – After three full days of searching on land and in area waters, the search for 80-year-old Gary Foster has been put on hold.
The Reno County Sheriff’s Office said Foster’s family decided to postpone the search until after the holidays, when efforts will resume as a recovery mission.
Over the last 72 hours, crews launched a large-scale effort involving over 200 people combing a five-mile radius around where he was last seen. The Kansas Highway Patrol searched the area via aircraft, and Saline County provided a water rescue team and sonar to scan nearby ponds.
The Silver Alert for Foster remains in effect.
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Kansas man charged after leading an Osceola, Mo. police officer on a high-speed chase on Highway 13
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) – A Kansas City, Kansas man has been charged after leading Osceola police in a high-speed pursuit while under the influence.
According to court documents, 43-year-old Marvin Ruiz is charged with DWI and resisting arrest.
Court documents show that on December 21, around 5:30 p.m., an Osceola police officer noticed a Jeep driving south on Highway 13 at 110 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone. The officer then pulled out of the median and saw the Jeep go through it and start driving north on Highway 13.
The officer started chasing the suspect, at one point reaching speeds nearing 121 mph. He was then able to stop the car as it tried to turn back around and go south. The officer got out of his patrol car and drew his gun as he approached the Jeep.
According to court documents, the officer saw Ruiz behind the wheel and noticed his eyes were bloodshot and in a daze.
Moments later, Ruiz put the Jeep in reverse, almost causing several accidents before driving south in the northbound lanes. The officer followed Ruiz going about 70 mph and noticed Ruiz nearly hit other cars head-on.
The officer tried a PIT maneuver in the median to stop Ruiz, but it did not work. Ruiz then went south in the southbound lanes, and the chase speed reached near 110 mph. The officer says Ruiz then slammed on his brakes, causing him to hit the Jeep and spin out. The chase continued through the Lowry City city limits before Ruiz lost control and wrecked near a curve.
According to the officer, he got out of his patrol car and was able to arrest Ruiz. The officer tested Ruiz for alcohol, and his BAC came back to be 0.169.
According to the Osceola Police Department, the officer involved in the chase was Officer French and his K9 Officer Beck.
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol worked the crash since Ruiz hit the officer’s patrol car.
Ruiz appeared in court on December 23 and entered a not-guilty plea for the incident. He is being held in the St. Clair County Jail without bond. He is set to appear in court again on January 8, 2025.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17, in a game they hoped carried a different meaning. Heading into their three-games in 11 days stretch, the black and gold had an opportunity to compete for the top seed in the AFC and claim the AFC North crown.
Now, things aren’t different. They’re fighting to remain the division crown, and will need to beat the Chiefs to keep themselves at the top of the race instead of banking on help from the Baltimore Ravens.
The Buffalo Bills didn’t make that challenge any easier. After going down early in Week 16 against the New England Patriots, it looked as if the Bills were going to give Kansas City and early Christmas present. A loss and the Chiefs claimed home-field advantage in the AFC, which would’ve taken a lot of pressure off them to play injured players like Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones.
Instead, Buffalo climbed their way back and won, keeping the AFC race alive. And heading into Week 17 against the Steelers, it gave Kansas City every ounce of motivation to keep their winning ways alive and beat the Steelers.
The Steelers are 2.5-point underdogs against the Chiefs heading into Week 17. They’ll be looking to get names like George Pickens and DeShon Elliott back on the field, while monitoring a list of Chiefs injuries that includes Jones and offensive tackle D.J. Humphries.
Nothing will come easy this Christmas for Pittsburgh, and thanks to the Bills, their hopes of Carson Wentz and some backups starting at Acrisure Stadium won’t happen. It’ll be good on good for those tuning in for the holiday showdown.
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