A disgraced former Kansas police detective about to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women decades ago was found dead in his home Monday morning.

A White former police detective facing federal charges on accusations he sexually assaulted two Black women while on duty was found dead at his home Monday, Dec. 2, in an apparent suicide.

A white ex-police detective in Kansas died Monday in an apparent suicide just before the start of his criminal trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted Black women and terrorized those who tried fight back.