Felony Charges Against Ex-Priest Now Total 34
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Prosecutors have filed five additional felony sex-abuse charges against a former priest.
Michael Stephen Baker, 55, who admitted in 1986 to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony that he had molested minors, now faces 34 felony charges after five counts of oral copulation with a minor were filed.
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