article_snippet.sent: Joseph, Missouri, was found guilty in 2012 of failure to report suspected child abuse.
article_snippet.sent: The case was tried by a judge instead of by jury because prosecutors wanted to protect the young victims' anonymity.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Finn was convicted of one count but not a misdemeanor charge Robert Finn'd also faced.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Finn was put on two years' probation but was not forced to spend time in jail or pay a fine, according to the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
article_snippet.sent: At the time of Robert Finn conviction, Robert Finn said, according to CNN affiliate KCTV: "I truly regret and am sorry for the hurt these events have caused.
article_snippet.sent: The case against Robert Finn revolved around the Diocese of Kansas City-St's dealings with Shawn Ratigan, an Independence, Missouri, priest who pleaded guilty in August 2012 to five child pornography charges.