Kline case costs state $475,000
4:34 p.m. Thursday, August 7, 2008
The state is paying $475,000 to settle a lawsuit prompted by then-Attorney General Phill Kline's interpretation of a law requiring reporting of sexual abuse, also known as the "kiss and tell" case.
Kline contended the 1982 law requiring doctors, teachers and others to alert the state and law enforcement about potential child abuse covers consensual sex between minors.
A federal judge in Wichita ruled against Kline, but by that time the Kansas legislature had changed the law. Now, the statute does not require a blanket policy for reporting sexual activity involving underage patients.
The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which sued Kline, said court costs and fees between it and the attorney general's office were settled last week.
Kline was defeated for re-election in 2006 and then became Johnson County district attorney. He was defeated Tuesday in his bid to win the Republican nomination for the prosecutor's job.
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Aug. 7, 2008 at 4:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)parkay (anonymous)
Kline was right.
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