Comments on: Sexual Predator Joe Baker Takes Job at La Felicidad Hotel in Esterillos, Costa Rica

By: Rachel Feldman

Rachel Feldman — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:49:51 +0000

Dear Author and readers,

Joe Baker is someone who I happened to know personally. I knew him when he was going through multiple trials, convictions, and retracted conviction in the past ten years of his detention. HE WAS COMPLETELY INNOCENT!!! IN FACT, the prostitutes that accused Joe initially 12 years ago, re-testified 2 years ago admitting that they had lied about the rapes, and that when Joe and Arthur “hired” the prostitutes ( during a very common American Tourist activity) the girls lied about their ages saying that they were all 18 or above. I was at several of Joe’s trials, and NEVER ONCE were there any PHOTOS of any rape or molestation. In fact, there ARE NO PHOTOS that even exist from that time. The girls admitted in court that they had lied about the rapes in order to receive a large settlement. The girls were lead by their corrupted pimps and victimized themselves in order to gain money. That is WHY Joe was released!!

As an Author/ Editor of a travel website, you should no better to report such a story ONLY if you have both sides. Shame on you for posting such a sick fictional story. Any tico or tica would believe such words. Esterillos is a small village and rumors travel fast and change quickly.

Joe past aways last year. 1 month after he got out of prison for serving a 10 year sentence from a false conviction. You can’t even imagine the state he had to live in that jail. It was horrific. I know I visited him.

Again, as for this article, it is completely unprofessionally biased, and the Author should learn how to properly report a story. The greatest journalist didn’t advance by only interviewing one side.

Shame on ALL OF YOU.

By: No Arrests “Yet” in Esterillos While Social Protest Spreads

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By: jose cabrella

jose cabrella — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:07:39 +0000

Can’t be any worse than the tica thief that was running the place for the past 5 years.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:23:37 +0000

We have contacted many people in the Esterillos area when we learned of his death, and no one had heard anything about it – which is weird. Personally, we feel he may have left the country. So, to answer your question and a few others who have asked the same, we can not confirm his death.

By: Skeptic gal

Skeptic gal — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:04:53 +0000

Is there confirmation that he died? Maybe he is just hiding out?

By: pat Simpson

pat Simpson — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:15:13 +0000

How did he die? The mind boggles!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:32:05 +0000

EDITORS NOTE: What Az Baker is referring to is Tico Times, the newspaper, NOT, Tico Times, the Directory/Blog.

By: Az baker

Az baker — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:25:46 +0000

You people should do your research he was never convicted of any of these accused charges and this is currently a pending case against the Tico times. We was let out of prison after the same girls that testified against him admitted they lied and had to retestify. That is why he was released. He recently died and I hope you all rot in hell for slander.

By: Jacki

Jacki — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:40:32 +0000

It is a medical fact that pedophiles do NOT change! It’s like saying a serial killer will stop killing cause “he’s learned his lesson.”
Sadly, after much research and talking with victims of crime here in CR (and families of murder victims) I’m surprised thisc Joe person even did 10 years! I know several ticos and expats that have pressed charges against people for various crimes and even with eye witnesses and plenty of evidence these criminals are out within weeks or even days.
The judicial system is broken and prisons are so overcrowded justice for victims and proper punishment for criminals have become a sad joke.
If this kind of thing continues CR will lose much needed tourist dollars along with expats that relocat and invest here.
“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”. Edmond Burke

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:09:24 +0000

Oliver, there is something wrong with your story and with your good friend Joe. Even if he was innocent he lived in the same house and saw what was happening to these young girls and never said a word. That makes him guilty in my eyes and he should have spent the rest of his life in prison.

You say that he spent years in prison and probably learned his lesson. Well what is it? What lesson did he learn if he was innocent? If he was guilty I won’t take any chances that he “probably” learned his lesson.

I have an idea. Why don’t you leave your daughter in the care of your good friend Joe for a couple of days.

Last but not least, who would be jealous because he was hired to work at Hotel La Felicidad?