On Dec 2nd Roger Golubski a ex-police detective from Kansas City didnt show up for his federal civil-rights trial: authorities found him dead at his home-address. The 71-year old former law-enforcement officer was facing multiple charges related to abuse-of-power incidents
The federal case against Golubski included six counts of civil-rights violations (the charges stated he used his police position to harm two African-American women). The alleged crimes took place in Kansas City during the early-2000s; prosecutors said he committed acts in various places - including victims houses and his police-car
The indictment from Justice Department described how Golubski picked women from low-income neighborhoods as targets. He supposedly used his badge and authority to force them into unwanted acts: the charges included accusations of assault rape and other forms of abuse. The case highlighted issues of power-misuse in law enforcement