LOS ANGELES (CA)
CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man who received nearly $1 million in a sex abuse settlement with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles wants Pope Francis to defrock Cardinal Roger Mahony over his role in the scandal’s cover-up.
“He needs to clean house. He needs to publicly admonish Mahony and every other hierarchy that was involved in the cover-up in the United States and worldwide, defrock him, even encourage the District Attorney to file an indictment and support that,” said Michael Duran.
Duran is one of four men who reached a nearly $10 million settlement Tuesday against the archdiocese, Mahony, and ex-priest Michael Baker.
He said Baker abused him for a 2-year period beginning when he was 11 years old.
“He raped me, he didn’t just touch me, he didn’t just put his hands down my pants, he raped me,” said Duran.
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