Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is investigating the city of Kansas City after it posted a message revealing the residence of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker following his commencement speech at a Catholic college.
1. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding accountability after the city of Kansas City posted a message on social media revealing the residence of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker following his commencement speech at Benedictine College over the weekend.
2. Bailey said Thursday that he plans to enforce the Missouri Human Rights Act after the city of Kansas City posted a message on its Twitter account just a day earlier revealing the city where Butker resides.
3. "My office is demanding accountability after [Kansas City’s Twitter account] doxxed [Butker] last night for daring to express his religious beliefs," Bailey said in a post on Twitter.
4. "I will enforce the Missouri Human Rights Act to ensure Missourians are not targeted for their free exercise of religion. Stay tuned."
5. Bailey's statement comes after the city of Kansas City deleted the post on Wednesday and later posted a brief apology.
6. "We apologies [sic] for our previous tweet. It was shared in error," the post read.
7. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas addressed the controversy in a separate post, calling it "clearly inappropriate."
8. "A message appeared earlier this evening from a City public account. The message was clearly inappropriate for a public account. The City has correctly apologized for the error, will review account access, and ensure nothing like it is shared in the future from public channels," he wrote.
9. The mayor’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
10. Butker, 28, has come under fire after giving a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a private Catholic school in Missouri. In his address, he made specific references to female graduates embracing their "vocation" as a "homemaker" and President Biden’s stance on abortion as a Catholic.
11. Butker's speech sparked backlash from some who accused him of sexism and homophobia. The Chiefs organization released a statement distancing itself from Butker's comments.
12. Bailey's investigation into the city of Kansas City's actions is ongoing. It is unclear at this time what specific charges may be brought against the city.
