OHIO/PENNSYLVANIA
Tribune Chronicle
January 26, 2013
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Police say a Franciscan friar accused of sexual abusing students at schools in two states killed himself at a western Pennsylvania monastery.
Blair Township police Chief Roger White tells the Associated Press an autopsy by the county coroner confirmed that 62-year-old Brother Stephen Baker died of self-inflicted wounds. He declined to specify the type of wounds or say whether a note was found. …
Dr. Robert Hoatson, who leads the New Jersey-based Road to Recovery, Inc. said in a release that Baker’s death is “unfortunate.”
“Victim/survivors have stepped forward in significant numbers to bravely report that they were harmed as children and would like to heal,” the release states. “That healing will continue despite the news that has come out of Pennsylvania today.”
Hoatson goes on to say that Baker’s death is “in no way the fault of any of the courageous men and women who have contacted advocacy agencies, attorneys, or law enforcement agencies.”
He also extends condolences to the family and community members of Baker.
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