Kansas City Diocese warned about child porn Priest more than a year ago

[cbdo2007]

Principal warned diocese about priest more than a year ago
By ALAN BAVLEY and GLENN E. RICE
The Kansas City Star

The principal of a Catholic school warned a top official of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph more than a year ago that parents and teachers found the Rev. Shawn Ratigan’s behavior toward children troubling, including the hundreds of pictures the priest took.

The warning came more than six months before the diocese was alerted to questionable images of children on Ratigan’s computer.

Ratigan, 45, of Kansas City, North, was charged last week with possessing pornographic photos of children taken around churches and schools where he had worked in the diocese. Ratigan pleaded not guilty Monday in Clay County Circuit Court.

Ratigan’s attorney, John P. O’Connor, declined to comment about the letter.

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http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/26/2907168/principal-warned-diocese-about.html

[sakabatou]

1. How much more thumb twiddling will religion do?

[KansDem]

2. If this guy is found guilty, throw him and everyone who knew about him in prison!

I'm sick and tired of religious leaders believing they can get away with this shit!