Kim Bergman, a survivor of child sex abuse, speaks to reporters during a Jan. Survivors of the three men are now left without the possibility of seeing their alleged abusers held accountable for their crimes, said Kim Bergman, a survivor of child sex abuse who has advocated for changes in state policy at the Statehouse in Topeka. Rainn national sexual assault hotline: The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else.
To speak with a certified listener, call or text or visit lifeline. Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To speak with a trained listener, text HOME to Roger Golubski, Matthew McCarthy and Brian Black killed themselves before they could stand trial for crimes including aggravated sexual abuse, rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Golubski was a former Kansas City, Kansas, detective accused of underage human trafficking and civil rights violations.
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He was found dead at his home after failing to show up for the first day of his trial. McCarthy attempted suicide at the Shawnee County Jail and died after being hospitalized.
He was being held on crimes that included rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Black died by suicide at his Arkansas City home while out on bond after being arrested in the rape of a year old, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release. Bergman said this could become more of a trend among perpetrators, especially those whose crimes involve children. Lesa Patterson-Kinsey, a survivor of child sexual assault who advocates alongside Bergman at the Statehouse, said there are two stages of coming forward β telling someone and pressing criminal charges.
According to Darkness to Light , a Child Sex Abuse Prevention nonprofit, only about one-third of child sexual abuse incidents are identified and fewer cases are reported. Of the cases that are investigated, few are substantiated.
