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JOHNSTOWN – Three former Bishop McCort students abused by Brother Stephen Baker have reached settlements with the Altoona Johnstown Diocese.
That brings the total number to 91 settlements. In this case, each of the men will be receiving $50,000.
Mitchell Garabedian has represented 82 of the brother baker victims in three states. He said 37 of them are from Pennsylvania.
He told us that four more victims have come forward; the diocese is still reviewing those cases.
He said victims of clergy sexual abuse have a hard time coming forward because of when they’re young; they feel some sort of blame attached to what happened. And many like the three men in this case, don’t come forward until the statute of limitations has already run out.
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