Was the Kansas City Clergy Abuse Scandal Well-Handled?

KCUR | By Susan B. Wilson

Published July 5, 2011 at 11:35 AM CDT

By Susan B. Wilson

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Kansas City, MO – Shock waves rippled throughout the Kansas City Catholic Community when Shawn Ratigan, a priest in Kansas City, North, was arrested in May for possessing child pornography. Some parishioners and victims advocacy groups alike are pointing fingers at Bishop Robert Finn for not responding quickly enough to the situation. The case has even received some national attention. For the details on this story, KCUR's Susan B. Wilson spoke with Joshua McElwee, a staff writer who has been covering this local case for the National Catholic Reporter.

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Susan B. Wilson

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Susan admits that her “first love” was radio, being an avid listener since childhood. However, she spent much of her career in mental health, healthcare administration, and sports psychology (Susan holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at UMKC.) In the meantime, Wilson satisfied her journalistic cravings by doing public speaking, providing “expert” interviews for local television, and being a guest commentator/contributor to KPRS’s morning drive time show and the teen talk show “Generation Rap.”

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