Accused bishop gets deal to avoid second indictment
A Catholic bishop in Missouri has avoided a second criminal charge for failing to report suspected child abuse by agreeing to allow prosecutors to oversee similar allegations against church officials in their county for the next five years.
Bishop Robert Finn of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph will not face prosecution in Clay County on the misdemeanor charge if he fulfills the agreement.
The deal allows the Clay County prosecutors to review the diocese's handling of every accusation of child abuse in their jurisdiction for the next five years.
