Click here to read: “Priest sentenced to 50 years for lurid photographs of young girls” by Tony Rizzo and Glenn E. Rice, The Kansas City Star, September 12, 2013.
Excerpt:
“Your conduct shows, Mr. Ratigan, that you are a chronic sexual abuser,” Fenner said before imposing the sentence. “You violated the trust of individuals to an extent that is devastating.”
In seeking the lengthy sentence for Ratigan, prosecutors portrayed him as an arrogant and reckless man who flagrantly disregarded his priestly vows, used young girls as sexual objects, and repeatedly lied to his superiors, fellow priests and police when he was found out.
