Roger Golubski, who had been accused of raping and terrorizing Black women, was found dead on his back porch on Monday as his federal trial was set to begin.

Prosecutors say female residents feared that if they crossed paths with Roger Golubski, he'd demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or jail their relatives.

A former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead in an apparent suicide on the same day his federal trial was scheduled to begin. Roger Golubski worked for decades with the Kansas City Police Department before retiring in 2010.

Former Kansas City, Kan., police detective Roger Golubski died Monday on the first day of his first federal trial on charges that he raped two Black women years ago during what local residents described as a reign of terror against the city’s impoverished community.

A white ex-Kansas police detective accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls — and terrorizing those who tried to fight back — died Monday from a gunshot wound as

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski will stand trial Monday and face federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting two women while on duty. Golubski was arrested by the FBI in 2022. Prosecutors are also collaborating with seven additional women who have alleged sexual assault.

Golubski had been accused of using his position as a police officer in Kansas City, Kansas, to target vulnerable Black women for sexual assault over the span of several decades. Prosecutors argued that he chose his victims carefully,

A white former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead Monday of an apparent suicide on the day his federal civil rights trial was set to begin for allegedly sexually abusing Black women over decades,

A former Kansas detective accused of sexual assault was found dead on the day his trial was supposed to begin.

Arrest warrant issued for ex-Kansas police detective after he failed to appear at trial on civil rights charges

A disgraced former Kansas police detective about to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women decades ago was found dead in his home Monday morning.