The priest pleaded guilty to molesting boys in 2007 and was released in 2011 with credit for time served , the attorneys said . Archdiocese says it has `` accepted responsibility '' for misconduct of former priest Michael Baker . four men allege they were molested as boys by Baker dating back to Tuesday . The Four men sue the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Cardinal Mahony . Baker is in Rome as part of the cardinals ' conclave voting for a new pope .
Archdiocese says it has `` accepted responsibility '' for misconduct of former priest Michael Baker . four men allege they were molested as boys by Baker dating back to Tuesday . The Four men sue the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Cardinal Mahony . Baker is in Rome as part of the cardinals ' conclave voting for a new pope .