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THE KANSAS CITY STAJL Thursday Jaljr 14 2005 B2 METROPOLITAN DIGEST kanaaritjreom KANSAS (ITT Minister charged in sexual abuse Accused in assault of underage girl By LINDA MAN The kioiai City Star A youth minister for a south Kansas City church was charged Wednesday with sexually assault ing a church member underage daughter Phillip Bolevn 25 of Ray more was charged with four counts of statutory rape three counts of child molestation and two LAURA ELIZABETH POHLThe Karan City Sut Summer vocation The halls and classrooms at Linden West Elementary School in Gladstone got a new look Wednesday when (from left) Wayne Fowler Walt Ross Donna Ross and other volunteers from Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty painted the school into an alley the records said Joe Lambe CLAY COUNTY home on Wednesday morning and closed the records department Officials said the fumes were caused by chemicals being used to change carpeting in the civil court records office on the top floor of the three-story building at 308 Kansas Ave On the floor below about 20 employees in the county's records department complained of a strong odor watery eyes and trouble breathing At about 11 am officials sent the affected employees home and closed their department which handles land records and marriage licenses Other county offices and courtrooms in the building remained opea Benita Williams Jones' whereabouts is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (474-8477) Robert A Cronkieton Woman attacked A woman was in serious condi- don at an area hospital Wednesday after she was struck by a white van driven by a man with whom she just had an argument police said The injuries were not thought to be life threatening said Kansas City Kan Police Officer Ryan Fincher She is believed to be in her 30s The incident occurred about 730 am near 18th Street and Ridge Avenue Police originally thought it was an accident but later deter mined that the man had intentionally struck the woman The man fled but was caught near 12th Street and Washington Boulevard A Cronkieton Patients sue doctor over old computer By DAN MAIGOUES The Kaan City Star Legal fallout irirmes to rain down on a Leawood plastic sia geon who placed a computer with private patient record in his trash On Tuesday Johnson County District Court two patients of Daniel Bortnick filed a class-action lawsuit against the physician and Ms practice Monarch Plastic Sts-gery The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for negigence invasion of privacy and breach of fiduciary duty The lawsuit says that Borinick's and Monarch's conduct "constitutes an outrage is beyond the bounds of what persons should have to tolerate in avil society and has caused the plaintiffs extreme emotional distress embarrass merit and humiliation" Neither Bortnick nor his attorneys could be reached for comment Tuesday Bortnick found himself at the middle of a legal maelstrom last month when KCTV Channel 5 obtained his patient records and began contacting the patients The station got the records from a scavenger who picked up the computer from the curb of Bort-nick's Mission Hills home retrieved the records from the computer and turned diem over to KCTV Bortnick then sought and obtained a restraining order against the station hairing it from contacting the patients or using the records The station has appealed the restraining order to the Kansas Supreme Court KCTV is urging the court to overturn the order on the ground that it is an unconstitutional prior restraint Although the restraining order remains in place on June 30 KCTV7 broadcast a story about Bortnkk's alleged carelessness in trashing the computer and interviewed a patient who was not identified by name The patient expressed dismay that records she assumed were confidential had been treated so carelessly In court documents Bortnick has said that he believed the computer's hard drive had been wiped clean He also said that he had removed the computer's random access memory to render it inoperable The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Tuesday are Riverside resident Kathy Jenne and Meriden Kan resident Michelle Grandmon tagne The two seeks damages on behalf of all similarly situated patients Neither could be reached for comment The lawsuit says it should be certified as a class action because all the patients share similar issues in common including whether Monarch and Bortnick had a duty to maintain the confidentiality of medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 whether they had a system for maintaining the records and whether they breached their duty of care to the patients To reach Dan Margolies call (816) 234-4481 or send e-mail to dmargoUesQkatarjxtm Ozone alert Kansas City and surrounding communities are under an orange ozone alert tot today and if condi oons continue probably Friday too Summer heat and sunshine coupled with light winds have put the region at risk for higher levels of ozone according to the Mid-America Regional Council and Weather or Not Inc a local forecasting firm Elderly people small children and those with respiratory problems are urged to stay indoors Motorists are encouraged to car pool and wait until 7 pan to fuel their vehicles Homeowners should postpone mowing The good news Bus fare will cost only 25 cents today James Hart Drug conviction A federal jury on Wednesday-found two Kansas City men guilty of possessing ctack cocaine with intent to distribute the drug And because of their prior felony convictions Thomas Johnson and Lamell lones both 25 could face two mandatory life sentences each prosecutors said Authorities investigating a report of a car accident arrested lohnson and Jones on Dec 7 2003 Johnson fled on foot but was captured quickly As officers arrested John son Jones and another passenger also attempted to flee Officers saw Jones discard a plastic bag as he began to run Jones was quickly captured but the third person escaped The bag that Jones discarded contained 446 grams of crack cocaine From Johnson investigators seized a purple sack holding 37 plastic bags filled with almost 91 grams of marijuana A search of the vehicle revealed an additional 573 grams of crack under the driver's seat Mark Morris National title Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer has assumed the presidency of the National Association of County and City Health Officials The association which is holding its annual meeting in Boston this week represents nearly 3000 local public health departments Archer an expert in bioterrorism defense and emergency preparedness received his medical degree from the University of Kansas and a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan Alan Animal abuse An animal abuse investigation into a dog and nine puppies infected with maggots is headed for Wyandotte County Kansas City investigators delivered their evidence Wednesday to authorities in Kansas City Kan said Mike Schumacher manager of Kansas City Animal Control Missouri officers investigated because the dogs had been dropped off at the Wayside Waifs animal shelter in south Kansas City But investigators think the owner of the dogs had kept them at a Kansas City Kan residence Five puppies died after arriving at the shelter June 29 The mother and the surviving four puppies now 4 weeks old are recovering in foster care shelter officials said The Kansas City Kan Police Department is expected to process the case and present it to Wyandotte County prosecutors Joe Robertson counts of statutory sodomy Authorities allege the relationship spanned from January 2003 to May 2005 Boleyn was a youth minister with Christian Life Church 7005 102nd St Officials at the church could not be reached for comment According to court documents the victim told Kansas City police that Boleyn began kissing and fondling her when she was in her early' teens During the next two years or so the contact progressed to oral sex and then intercourse The victim told police that they had sex at her house in his office in the crawl space at church and in the women's restroom the documents said She told police that Boleyn had said that he wanted to marry her when she turned 18 According to court documents the victim's parents and church staff became suspicious because the victim and Boleyn talked on the phone frequently and because he was so much older The victim told her mother about the relationship and Boleyn told the father Police on Tuesday searched Bolero's home and took several items including computer components According to court documents the victim told police that Boleyn had nude pictures of her on a computer disk Authorities are continuing to investigate Sex conviction A Kansas City Health Department employee has been convicted in Gay County Circuit Court for deviant sexual assault for fondling a female clerk at a Northland nutritional store Clarence Wilson 36 of Kansas City North was accused of assaulting a worker at the General Nutrition store at Antioch Shopping Center in June 2004 according to day County Prosecutor Dan White Wilson could be sentenced to seven years in prison Sentencing is scheduled Sept 8 White said Court records showed that Wilson was charged twice in 1994 with lewd and lascivious behavior in lohnson County District Court He received diversion in both cases records show Wilson has worked for the health department since November 2000 and for years served as manager for the food-inspection program In April 2001 he became an administrative officer for the department He has been suspended without pay since being charged with the crime A disciplinary hearing will be scheduled soon as a result of the conviction according to city officials Glenn Rice WYANDOTTE COUNTY To reach Linda Man call (816) 234- 7809 or e-mail bruin fkcstar com Child sex abuse A 47-year-old Kansas City Kan man has been charged with four counts of indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 The Wyandotte County district attorney charged Clarence Garrison with fondling and lewd touching of a boy between Jan 1 2003 and Jan 31 2004 at Garrison's home and at the Bethel Church of God in Christ at 2063 Fourth St Kansas City Kan said Assistant District Attorney Sheryl Lidtke Lidtke did not know the man's relationship with the church and calls to the church Wednesday went unanswered Robert A Cronkieton KANSAS CITY KAN jjl mo u) nr Murder conviction A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted a Kansas City man in a shooting death last year Jurors found James Henderson 24 guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the July 7 2004 killing of Cardale Pruitt 23 The only possible sentence for the murder is life without parole Charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action are still pending against co-defendant Laforrest Freeman Police said Henderson shot Pruitt several times while they were parked near 29th Street and Spruce Avenue and then stole drugs and money from him Freeman showed up minutes later in a second vehicle police said punched Pruitt and stole two cell phones After an unsuccessful attempt to dump the vehicle Freeman doused it with gasoline and set it ablaze with body in the back seat according to court records Joe Lambe Guilty verdict A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted a Kansas City man for his role in a homicide last year Jurors found Joshua Fields 21 guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Feb 28 2004 death of Emmanuel Todd 23 of Kansas City Charges are pending against a co-defendant Fredrick lohnson 21 According to court records both men were with Todd when Johnson shot him near 21st Street and Walrond Avenue lohnson and Fields then dragged body JOHNSON COUNTY Tour bus wreck sends 12 to hospital ODESSA Mo A wreck involving a tour bus sent 12 persons to hospitals Wednesday evening The Missouri 1 lighway Patrol said the accident occurred when the bus westbound on Interstate 70 just east of Odessa swerved to avoid a slower-moving tractor-trailer The bus went off the road then back onto the roadway striking the truck The impact sent the truck across the median into the eastbound lane The bus continued moving hit another tractor-trailer and overturned Debris struck four other vehicles including two motorcycles The extent of the injuries was not known although several victims were taken to hospitals by helicopter It was not clear which vehicles the injured came from The bus was on its way from Chicago to Denver John ShultzJThe Star Suspect sought The Kansas City Kan Police Department and the FBI asked for help in finding a man suspected of robbing US Bank in the 5300 Block of Turner Road last month Clarence lones 23 has been charged with one count of bank robbery A criminal complaint was filed in US District Court in Kansas City Kan a day after the June 23 robbery A warrant has been issued for his arrest According to an FBI affidavit attached to the complaint lones and another man allegedly entered the bank and pulled revolvers on a bank teller After the teller handed money to them they fled across Kansas Avenue dropping some of the money as they ran They allegedly stole nearly $3700 Anyone with information about Rape suspect in court A suspect in die rape of an Olathe teenager made his first appearance Wednesday in Johnson County District Court Matthew Cullen is charged with assaulting the 17-year-old girl along a walking and biking trail on July 2 His next court hearing was schwi-uled for July 21 His bond was set at $1 million Cullen 27 was paroled from prison on May 11 He was previously convicted for the attempted rape of a 14-year-old girl in 1999 That incident occurred just Mocks from the site of the latest attack Tony Rizzo INDEPENDENCE KansasCitycom For the latest in local news point your browser to wwwkanmwrltycom Office evacuated Fumes from renovations at the Jackson County Courthouse Annex in Independence sent employees TASER: Two officers who face termination present their case to police board Continued from B-l to temporarily disable a subject but not cause lasting harm was very concerned after viewing the totality of Corwin said But attorney Larry Rebman told the board that his clients were being unfairly singled out He raised witness testimony that questioned whether the department provides adequate training on Tasers Easley's former partner testified that-some officers were left with the impression that the weapon could be used often forth and he said trainers told officers as they finished a course on Tasers man The officers tell him to be quiet and one of them is heard on the tape telling the suspect he would it Moments later Easley tells Howell to him and the officers watch the suspect fall backward onto the pavement Corwin testified that he recommended firing the officers because the use clearly did not meet department policy and because the officers appeared to abuse the suspect Their misuse of the Taser he said threatened the ability to continue using the tool The weapon resembles a gun but deploys an electrical shock that is designed Rebman also pointed out that the incident occurred just two months after the department changed its policy on Tasers Before the change officers could use the device on someone passively resisting including not following directions Furthermore Rebman told the board other officers had faced lesser punishments for similar incidents An officer who used a Taser on Louise Jones in 2004 after she honked a car hom at him and then allegedly resisted arrest received only a written reprimand he said He said another officer who kicked a handcuffed suspect who was lying on the ground received a 14-day suspension Police officials would not verify the discipline given to the other officers Howell said he realized the man was in handcuffs and understood department policy a prisoner is in handcuffs he is my responsibility" Howell said he can still present a danger To me when he said he wasn't going (to 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