Former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective Roger Golubski makes his first court appearance in Topeka on Sept. 15, 2022, after being arrested on charges of sexual assault and kidnapping.

Golubski's misconduct leads to overturned convictions. Vernon County jail faces scrutiny for harsh conditions and racial targeting.

People listen to a speaker at a rally outside the federal courthouse on what was supposed to be the opening day for a trial for former police detective Roger Golubski, Dec. 2, 2024, in Topeka, Kansas.

U.S Magistrate Judge Rachel Schwartz acknowledged the allegations against Roger Golubski represented "reprehensible conduct" and the underlying facts were "shocking," but said he is not as much of ...

Roger Golubski, left, the former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Detective accused of sexual assault and other crimes, walks into the federal courthouse in Topeka with his attorney, Chris Joseph, in ...

Roger Golubski, who had pleaded not guilty, was found dead just after 9 a.m. on Monday in his home in Edwardsville in the Kansas City metro area, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Disgraced former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski has been found dead after he failed to show up at his scheduled trial Monday morning. An arrest warrant was issued for ...

Roger Golubski, 71, died of a fatal gunshot wound at his home in Edwardsville, west of Kansas City, Kan., according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City detective accused of sexually assaulting and threatening Black women, died by suicide in his home. The news comes after Golubski, 71, failed to show up for ...

Roger Golubski’s conduct from 1998 to 2002 included aggravated sexual abuse, sexual assault and kidnapping, according to court documents.

Workers carry a body from the home of former Kansas City, Kan. police detective Roger Golubski on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Edwardsville, Kan.. Credit: AP/Charlie Riedel ...