U.S. Senate candidate in Kansas faults Democratic rival’s handling of reported sex abuse

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 1,062

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday denigrated the race’s frontrunner, accusing him of covering up a child sex abuse scandal at the church he leads and demanding he withdraw his candidacy.

Patrick Schmidt, a state senator from Topeka, faulted pastor Adam Hamilton for his handling of reported child sex abuse at a church retreat two decades ago.

Court records show the church investigated the abuse and eventually reported it to …

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