Youngstown Diocese settles Brother Baker sexual abuse case

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WKBN

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A settlement has been reached between the Youngstown Catholic Diocese and the alleged victims of a child sexual abuse case. But a victim advocate’s group says that the amount isn’t enough.

Organizers from The Road to Recovery non-profit said Monday that the $900,000 settlement is “disrespectful.”

An investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office in March revealed Brother Stephen Baker of the Youngstown Catholic Diocese may have molested 28 more alleged victims.

Before Baker killed himself in 2013, he was accused of molesting 88 students between 1986 and 2001.

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