Overview

• Team ROC and a coalition of nine advocacy groups filed an amicus brief on August 6 challenging the dismissal of a civil rights suit by five survivors against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.
• The plaintiffs allege former Detective Roger Golubski stalked, assaulted, extorted and trafficked women from 1992 to 2006 under a culture of impunity.
• The brief contends that the state’s two-year statute of limitations should be tolled until Golubski’s December 2024 suicide because his prolonged influence and intimidation barred earlier legal action.
• Partner organizations on the filing include IMPACT Strategies, the Innocence Project, Justice Strikeforce and the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.
• A favorable appellate ruling could set a national precedent for extending filing windows in police misconduct cases and boosting official accountability.