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Report on sexual abuse by priests details horrors of life in hardest-hit Catholic parishes, schools

BALTIMORE — When the Rev. John Mike was an associate pastor at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church four decades ago, he left an impression with his seemingly boundless energy, his outgoing personality and his ability to connect with young people.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023

A Catholic priest told a church official he was attracted to teens. They told him not to 'worry about it'

BALTIMORE — In the 1980s, Father Brian Cox told an official with the Catholic church he had a problem — he was attracted to teenage boys.

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022