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Podcast: True Crime Reporter
Episode: Rev Matt Baker – The Sinister Minister Who Almost Got Away With Murder
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Matt Baker, the charismatic Baptist minister who almost got away with murdering his wife is among our most popular episodes.
On his way to the pulpit in Waco, Texas, Baker molested numerous young women.
An investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination, revealed that church leaders covered up sexual assaults by hundreds of pastors like Matt Bakers for twenty years.
A seven-month investigation conducted by Guidepost Solutions released in May of 2022 found that sex-abusing pastors were often passed along to other churches with no notice or warnings.
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