A former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detective accused of heinous sex crimes was found dead on Monday — the same day his trial was supposed to begin.
Roger Golubski shot and killed himself at his home in Edwardsville, a source told Scripps News Kansas City.
Golubski was accused of using his authority as a law enforcement officer to sexually assault two victims in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
He was charged with deprivation of civil rights and for his alleged involvement in a sex-trafficking ring.
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Prior to news of Golubski's death, his attorney was at the federal courthouse in Topeka, where the trial was supposed to begin. However, he told the judge, “I don’t have a client, your honor.”
The attorney told the judge that he spoke with Golubski Monday morning and that his client was “despondent” about media coverage of the trial.
The judge issued the arrest warrant for Golubski. Police officers were seen surrounding Golubski's home in Edwardsville, where he apparently took his own life.
The Associated Press reports that the judge dismissed the case against Golubski at prosecutors’ request, calling the death “truly unexpected.”
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