Ex- priest dies before next abuse trial

Sky News
April 15, 2014

http://www.skynews.com.au/local/article.aspx?id=967999

A Victorian pedophile priest who once confessed to molesting his parishioners' children has died before facing fresh sex abuse allegations in court.

77-year-old Wilfred James Baker was due to stand trial in the Victorian County Court on charges including indecent assault and buggery after new complainants came forward last year.

The former parish priest of Eltham had already been jailed for four years, with a minimum of two, in 1999 after he confessed to sexually abusing eight boys over a 20-year period.

He was awaiting trial for offences allegedly committed in the 1960s and 1970s when he died.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne has confirmed Baker died on February 15.