# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-08-04T13:00:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

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TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual abuse, assault
 
Two women who say they were sexually abused by longtime Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski have expressed interest in suing — if only state law would let them.
 
Ophelia Williams — who is using her name outwardly for the first time — and another woman referred to in court documents as S.K. alleged that Golubski used his position as a detective to sexually abuse and assault them for years. 
 
Both women have asked lawyers about pursuing legal claims against him — but because in both cases, the Kansas statute of limitations on sexual assault lawsuits has expired, the legal path is complicated. 
 
Kansas lawmakers in recent years tried unsuccessfully to eliminate the short time frame, at least for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Supporters of extending — or doing away with — the statute of limitations say it benefits the alleged perpetrator, considering many struggling survivors don’t come forward for decades. The average age of disclosure for child abuse, one study found, is about 52.
 
After that first assault nearly 23 years ago, Williams alleges, Golubski cleaned himself up and left. In shock, she sat there crying. The abuse, she testified, continued several times throughout her sons’ cases, likely for more than a year, as Golubski forced her into sex acts on duty and in his squad car. 
 
A lawyer asked if she ever called the police. 
 
“No,” she responded. “He was the police.”
 
Read more about the dozens of accusations made against Golubski and the Kansas laws that protect him in the link in our bio. ✏️ Luke Nozicka, Katie Bernard & Tammy Ljungblad
 
#KCNews #PoliceHarassment #SA

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