Attorney General Dana Nessel plans to announce charges against two more priests after the first of the year and is reviewing two additional warrants related to the investigation into clergy abuse in the Catholic Church in Michigan. Seven priests have been charged, two of whom have pleaded guilty, in the wide-ranging investigation that so far […]
A sixth Catholic priest was charged Monday with criminal sexual conduct by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel as part of an ongoing investigation. The Rev. Joseph “Jack” Baker was arrested Monday morning in Wayne County by special agents from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office. He was arraigned in 29th District Court and given a $500,000 personal […]
Law enforcement knew about an allegation of misconduct with a minor against a Diocese of Saginaw priest as early as March 2018 and the victim allegedly reported the incident to the diocese years earlier, but the priest wasn’t removed from his position until Sunday. The Diocese of Saginaw announced Tuesday that the Rev. Dennis Kucharczyk had […]