LOS ANGELES (CA)
CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Attorneys for four alleged victims of sexual abuse by a defrocked Catholic priest will speak out Thursday about a nearly $10 million settlement that was reached with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
The four male victims were awarded a total of $9.9 million Tuesday in several cases against the Archdiocese, Cardinal Roger Mahony and former priest Michael Baker. The settlements in each of the four cases range from $995,000 to $4 million.
All of the cases involve Father Baker, who reportedly molested the boys on multiple occasions, dating back to the 1970s.
“He raped me. He didn’t just touch me, he didn’t just put his hands down my pants. He raped me,” victim Michael Duran told CBS2.
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