Richard Finch, Ex-KC and Sunshine Band Bassist, Guilty of Sex Abuse

A funky white boy.
  • A funky white boy.

As anyone who’s tuned in to Celebrity Rehab knows, the post-rock lifestyle isn’t always a smooth run for once-famous musicians. Now, the man partly responsible for a slew of wedding staples your grandma loves to get down on has hit a bad patch and is heading for rehabilitation, but not the kind you can milk for a last 5 minutes of fame on a reality TV tearjerker.

Richard Finch, a founding member and former bass player with KC and the Sunshine Band, has been found guilty of charges related to the sexual abuse of boys in Licking County, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

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