A group of Black women are suing an ex-Kansas City, Kansas, detective accused of sexually exploiting them and leaving them in fear for years that they would be retaliated against if they came forward.
Roger Golubski, the disgraced veteran detective who retired in 2010, the United Government of Wyandotte County, and the city, among others, are listed as defendants in the legal document obtained by Atlanta Black Star. It alleges that the United Government “gave its law enforcement, personified by Detective Roger Golubski, permission to terrorize, abuse, and violate its Black citizens.”
Golubski, who worked for the department for 35 years, is facing six counts of deprivation of civil rights, KSHB reported. The 70-year-old was arrested at his home last September and pleaded not guilty. He remained under the radar until Jay-Z’s social justice organization, Team Roc, placed an ad in the Washington Post in October 2021 calling for the U.S. Attorney’s Office to take action against the corruption in the police department.
Allegations against him that were committed in “police hunting grounds” are outlined in the 163-page lawsuit based on accounts from the plaintiffs — Michelle Houcks, Ophelia Williams, Richelle Miller, Niko Quinn, and Saundra Newsom.
For instance, the lawsuit goes in-depth about the night Golubski allegedly raped Houcks in September 1992. He threatened to “put a case” on her brother if she told anyone what happened, leaving her terrified and silenced for decades.
According to the lawsuit, Golubski and other defendants allegedly aided in the cover-up of a 1994 double murder, which includes the death of Newsom’s son, Doniel Quinn. The former cop framed an innocent man, identified as LaMonte McIntyre, for doing it. He is also accused of sexually harassing Newsom during this time.
McIntyre was pinned for two murders at 17 years old after his mother rejected sexual advances from Golubski. After 23 years…
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