A whiteformer On Monday, the day his federal civil rights trial for allegedly sexually abusing Black women for decades was about to start, a police detective from Kansas City was discovered dead, according to authorities.
On the first day of jury selection, Roger Golubski, 71, did not show up at a federal courthouse in Topeka, and an arrest warrant was issued. Officials from the Department of Justice verified his passing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Kate Brubacher for the District of Kansas said in a statement, “This matter involved extremely serious charges, and it is always difficult when a case is unable to be fully and fairly heard in a public trial and weighed and determined by a jury.” Even though the lawsuit is concluded, all of the parties and their families will still be affected in the long run. We urge that they all be treated with dignity and that their privacy be respected as they come to grips with this development. We also wish them peace and the chance to heal.”
The cause of Golubski’s death was not immediately made public by authorities. Requests for comment were not immediately answered by his lawyer or local police.
In 2022, Golubski was charged with federal civil rights offenses for allegedly using Black women for sex and falsely accusing others of crimes they claim they did not commit.
Golubski entered a not guilty plea to six charges of deprivation of civil rights. He resigned from the Kansas City Police Department in 2010 after 35 years of service. According to federal authorities, the case involved the rape of two women when he worked for the agency, from 1998 to 2001 and 1999 to 2002. In a different instance, he was also accused with three other people for allegedly operating a sex trafficking organization that held women captive between 1996 and 1998.
Due to his frequent dialysis treatments, Golubski had been under house arrest. If found guilty, he may spend the rest of his life behind bars.
When his client did not appear in court, Golubski’s attorney, Christopher Joseph, informed a judge that he had been “despondent” about the media coverage of his case. A request for comment was not immediately answered by Joseph.
In recent years, the Kansas City Police Department has been under fire for alleged civil rights abuses and corruption. A more extensive federal probe has been demanded by activists, especially in view of the alleged decades-long abuses committed under Golubski.
Last month, Kansas City was sued by Jay Z’s Team Roc, the social justice division of his Roc Nation entertainment organization, for allegedly breaking public records rules by neglecting to provide police data pertaining to allegations of misbehavior and abuse.
The trial would have been meaningful accountability, according to Team ROC managing director Dania Diaz, and the community and Golubski’s accusations need to be heard.
“The truth was always going to be revealed in court, but today’s development is certainly a tragic ending to a devastating story for a local community that still deserves answers and healing,” Diaz stated.
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