The former detective was found dead of a gunshot wound on the back porch of his Edwardsville home Monday, the morning jury selection was to begin.

Ex-Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski died in an apparent suicide Monday morning, the first day of his long-awaited trial, sources told The Star. The former officer was accused of using his badge as a shield to rape women and inflict broader terror in the city’s predominately Black neighborhoods.

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski was found dead of a gunshot wound at his house after failing to show up for trial

The Department of Justice alleges Golubski assaulted two teenage victims over several years in the late 1990s into the 2000s.

A former Kansas police detective who had been accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two women over several years while on duty was found dead on Monday, the first day of his trial on federal civil rights charges.

Police accountability advocates say it’s important to remember that Golubski is not just “one bad apple,” and that his case reveals a law enforcement system that often fails to protect the most vulnerable.