On Monday, when Will Swaim and I first wrote about admitted child molester Michael Baker and his plea deal, we knew relatively little about his personal history: simply that he had done terrible things, that some of those things had taken place in Long Beach, and that church officials had allowed him to [...]

Note to Archdiocese: When you guys finally get around to cleaning house, you may also want to sack your PR people.
As news of the church’s $660 million payout spread, spokeswoman Carolina Guevara was quick to reassure us all that the Los Angeles Diocese will not be filing for bankruptcy. Investments and real estate [...]

Just to get some sense of how it balances out…

As reported by Will Swaim, defrocked priest Michael Stephen Baker accepted a plea deal on Monday, exchanging the grudging acknowledgment of his abuse of two boys for a prison sentence of ten years and a $20k payout to one of the victims.
We’ve all grown accustomed to [...]