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	Former LA Priest Accused of Sex Abuse Eying Plea Deal Associated Press, carried in KSBY July 30, 2007 http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=6861794 Los Angeles (AP) - A Los Angeles court commissioner has acknowledged talks are under way for a possible plea for a former LA Cathlic priest accused of child molestation. Court Commissioner James Bianco ordered both sides to return to court on September seventh to disclose whether a deal is near for Michael Stephen Baker. Meanwhile, a 34-year-old man who claims his life was ruined when he was sexually abused by Baker in a separate case made an obscene gesture when Baker entered the courtroom. The current charges against Baker include having sex with a 15-year-old boy from 1996 to 1998. He has pleaded not guilty to five counts. The Los Angeles Archdiocese removed Baker from the priesthood in 2000. He was arrested in January 2006.
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