New details surface in cleric’s past

PENNSYLVANIA
WJAC

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By Maria Miller

New details continue to unfold in the case against a now-deceased friar accused of sexually molesting former students in at least four states.

6 News reported last week that in addition to Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, brother Stephen Baker also worked at two schools in Ohio and one in Virginia. On Wednesday, 6 News learned of a another; a prep school in Michigan.

“Some feel, ‘OK, he can never harm another child,'” said Judy Jones, Midwest director for the support group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP. “Some may feel cheated that they won’t ever see him behind bars.”

It’s been nearly two weeks since allegations of sexual abuse against Baker surfaced locally, and members of SNAP continue to uncover new details.

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