Shawn Ratigan, Independence priest, accused of possessing up-skirt photos of children (updated)

Update (5:20 p.m.): Bishop Robert W. Finn has expressed “regret” about the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph’s initial handling of the case. Finn released a statement on Friday afternoon.

Original Story (6 a.m.): Some stories make you question humanity. This is one of them. Shawn Ratigan, a priest at Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist in Independence, is accused of possessing up-skirt photos of young girls taken at the church and around the school.