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

Roger Golubski, 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 June 2023.

I planned to testify about how Roger Golubski, a detective in Kansas City, Kansas, who died last week, said he'd take away my children if I didn't give him sex.

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 ...

Former Kansas City, Kansas, detective Roger Golubski was found dead in his home of apparent suicide on the day his sexual assault trial was set to begin, The Associated Press reported.

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski testifies, Oct. 24, 2022, at the Wyandotte County courthouse in Kansas City, Kan. (Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star via AP) ...

A woman scheduled to meet with federal prosecutors next week to go over her testimony in the federal case against Roger Golubski said authorities called her Monday morning to let her know Golubski was ...

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.

FILE – Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski testifies, Oct. 24, 2022, at the Wyandotte County courthouse in Kansas City, Kan. (Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star via AP) ...

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski testifies, October 24, 2022, at the Wyandotte County courthouse in Kansas City, Kan. Golubski was found dead in his home on Monday.

Roger Golubski, a veteran Kansas City, Kansas, police detective, was charged with federal civil rights crimes in 2022 after he was accused of exploiting Black women for sex.

Roger Golubski, 71, was found dead Monday morning after failing to show up to watch jury selection at his trial in Topeka. A judge issued a warrant for his arrest before news of his death emerged.