LOS ANGELES (CA)
NBC News
By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News
Four clergy sex abuse cases will cost the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles nearly $10 million, a law firm representing the alleged victims announced Tuesday.
The cases, in which settlements were reached ranging from $995,000 to $4,000,000, allege that former priest Michael Baker repeatedly molested four victims beginning in the 1970s, and that Cardinal Roger Mahony knew of Baker’s criminal behavior and allowed him to continue as a priest.
“These cases against former priest Michael Baker are symbolic of the sex abuse scandals that rocked the Los Angeles Archdiocese under Cardinal Roger Mahony,” lawyers for the alleged victims said in a statement.
In 2007, Baker was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 12 counts of molestation against young boys.
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