RELIGION

Kansas City Bishop Promises ‘Vigorous Defense’

After he is charged with not bringing kiddy porn to cops.

Kansas City, Mo., Bishop Robert Finn won’t go along quietly with the charge against him: "Today, the Jackson County prosecutor issued these charges against me personally and against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph," said Finn, who was charged with failing to protect children after he waited five months to present child pornography he found on a priest’s computer to police. "For our part, we will meet these announcements with a steady resolve and a vigorous defense." Finn is the first U.S. bishop charged over his response to sex-abuse claims. If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, he will face a maximum prison sentence of one year and a $1,000 fine.