Shock twist in trial of Kansas detective Roger Golubski accused of raping black women
A disgraced Kansas cop committed suicide hours before he was to stand trial for raping black women.
Roger Golubski, 71, was found dead Monday morning after he failed to show up to attend jury selection at his trial in Topeka.
Two sources say this CNN the retired detective had committed suicide.
Golubski’s lawyer Chris Joseph told the court that the deceased officer had become distraught over press coverage of his alleged misdeeds.
The late officer was accused of preying on vulnerable black women during his decades-long career.
He is said to have hand-picked his victims, in the belief that any accusations against him would never be taken seriously.
Victims came forward to accuse Golubski of sexual assaults, but he claimed they were liars or repeating old rumors that had been debunked.
He was eventually indicted in 2022 after a lengthy secret investigation into claims that he was an associate of a drug lord involved in the sex trafficking of underage girls.
Roger Golubski committed suicide on Monday as he stood trial for raping black women while working as a detective in Kansas
Prosecutors said female residents of poor neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kansas, feared that if they crossed Golubski, he would demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or imprison their family members.
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