A former Leawood priest accused of stealing roughly $160,000 from his parish appeared in Johnson County District Court on Thursday over possible violations of his bond conditions.

Richard Storey, who was the pastor at Curé of Ars Catholic Church until his resignation in September 2025, turned himself into authorities in May. He was released on a $25,000 bond.

Court documents don’t outline which conditions Storey allegedly violated. The terms of his release include not breaking any other laws, wearing a GPS monitoring device, no contacting any witness or victim and no drug usage.

An order released on Sept. 21 directed Storey to appear before a judge “to show cause as to why your bond should not be revoked in this matter.”

That order required Storey to check in with his bond supervisor within 24 hours and get back into compliance with the conditions of his bond or he’d be considered non-compliant and a warrant would be issued for his arrest, per court documents.

The judge granted Storey’s request for a continuance. He was not booked into jail.

Storey is due back in court on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a plea hearing.

Background

Storey led Curé of Ars, at 9401 Mission Road, from 2015 until September 2025.

He resigned the same day Prairie Village Police announced they were investigating a separate criminal allegation against him involving an adult victim. No further details have been released about the incident.

A police report placed that alleged incident between March 12 and Nov. 10, 2022.

After Storey’s resignation, the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas began an internal financial review, which is standard procedure when there is a change in pastoral leadership at a parish.

The review uncovered the alleged theft, which was reported to Leawood Police.

At the time, Archbishop Shawn McKnight called the allegations serious and said his primary concern was for the parishioners and others directly affected. He also emphasized that Storey is presumed innocent until proven guilty.