Over 130 people who say they were molested at a school in Haiti connected to Fairfield University, have settled a lawsuit for $60 million, pending approval by a federal judge in Hartford.
The Jesuit university agreed to the settlement with several other defendants, including the Haiti Fund, the Society of Jesus of New England, the Order of Malta, and others that had supported the now-defunct charity, Project Pierre Toussaint.
The lawsuit claimed that the Haitian school's founder, Douglas Perlitz, molested over 100 boys while operating the facility, which housed and taught children as young as six. Perlitz is currently serving a 19-year prison sentence for the abuse after being convicted in 2011.
Perlitz graduated from Fairfield in 1992 and was the university’s commencement speaker in 2002, years after the Haitian school opened. The university also honored Perlitz with its humanitarian award and an honorary degree.
Of course... /s
The lawsuit also named the university’s then-director of campus ministry, Father Paul Carrier, who was alleged to have been responsible for supervising Perlitz.
School officials denied they did anything wrong, according to court records, but lawyers for the victims said there were many warning signs that should have alerted Fairfield University and the other defendants to the abuse.
Attorneys for the victims initially sought $120 million in damages and legal fees.
The suit represents the latest development in abuse cases involving priests or clergy with ties to the Catholic Church. Earlier this week, the Hartford Archdiocese released a list of 48 priests who have been credibly accused of abusing children. The archdiocese also reported that it had paid out over $50 million to settle over 140 cases of abuse.
Also this week, the attorney general for Washington, D.C., proposed legislation that would add clergy to the list of mandatory reporters, who are required to alert authorities to suspected abuse.
Source.
YogSoggoth ago
I think it would be use full for everyone to know where Fairfield is. By that I mean location, history, and current owners by strata. Not being a jerk here.
think- ago
No problem, thanks for the suggestion. I will add some info later.
YogSoggoth ago
Fairfield is where the Richest NYC hang, even if they do not own a place there. Such a short drive from Manhattan Island. Sleepy Hollow is an actual place where people lost their heads, In 1779, Frederick Philipse III, a Loyalist, was attained for treason, The manor was confiscated and sold at public auction, split between 287 buyers. The largest tract of land (about 750 acres ) was at the Upper Mills; it passed to numerous owners until 1951, when it was acquired by Sleepy Hollow Restorations. Thanks to the philanthropy of John D. Rockefeller Jr., about 20 acres were restored as today's historic site.
letsdothis3 ago
Think you might really be onto something with that COFA connection...
Jeff Medefind, President https://cafo.org/speaker/jedd-medefind-3/ Prior to his this role, Jedd served in the White House as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, leading the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Elizabeth Wiebe, Vice president for engagement https://cafo.org/speaker/elizabeth-wiebe/ Prior to this role Elizabeth served in the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives under President George W. Bush where she spearheaded outreach and organized trainings for faith-based organizations nationwide.
CAFO is discussed in this article: https://adoptionland.org/1022/christians-alliance-for-orphan-q-a/
More about ICA here: https://adoptionland.org/1082/the-cognitive-dissonance-between-child-rescue-and-child-protection/
More about Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Faith-Based_and_Neighborhood_Partnerships
We have a voat post about Joshua DuBois: James Alefantis is in the White House at the same time of a White House Google Hangout on human trafficking
We have surmised in the past that Bush, Obama and Alefantis are all CIA related...
Lansing-Michigan ago
Opus Dei is big on inflicting pain on one's self.....Remember John Podesta's picture holding up his hands...all bent and messed up? Here is where it comes from......"Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, stipulated that self-harm is mandatory if one wishes to live the "Spirit of Opus Dei" fully.
In his book The Way, he wrote: "Blessed be pain. Loved be pain. Sanctified be pain. . . glorified be pain!"4.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1545019/I-use-spiked-chain-says-senator-in-Opus-Dei.html......https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1545019/I-use-spiked-chain-says-senator-in-Opus-Dei.html “It’s widely known that Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, and Clarence Thomas belong to Opus Dei – and that Chief Justice John Roberts may also be a member,” stated Matthew Fox, a former priest, progressive theologian and author of more than 23 books.”https://caucus99percent.com/content/opus-dei%E2%80%99s-influence-us-judiciary
think- ago
Yes, I remember that.
I used to say that half-jokingly, when Podesta got whipped on his Twitter by woke people, but I'm really convinced that he has masochistic traits, too.
YogSoggoth ago
Self flagellation is taught in history books as an uncommon thing that some monks practiced. Who knows with these weirdos. Opus Dei has also been rumored to be a militant/assassin arm of the Vatican. Knights of Malta take the oath to defend the church. I have only met one K of M, and he was nuts. Definitely two personalities in the same day, but I did not think much of it at the time.
think- ago
UPDATE:
The charity 'Kids Alive' which took over from the pedophile who ran the school, is connected to the Christian Alliance For Orphanages (COFA), which Pizzagate researchers found to be highly suspicous - they used to feature roasted chickens on their website (yep!), and several of their member organizations have pedo symbols.
Going to add info to the OP tomorrow.
Here are the two previous posts about COFA: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1892923
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1626514
@letsdothis3 @Vindicator @Factfinder2 @darkknight111 @ASolo
think- ago
UPDATE:
The charity 'Kids Alive' which took over from the pedophile who ran the school, is connected to the Christian Alliance For Orphanages (COFA), which Pizzagate researchers found to be highly suspicous - they used to feature roasted chickens on their website (yep!), and several of their member organizations have pedo symbols.
Going to add info to the OP tomorrow.
Here are the two previous posts about COFA:
https://searchvoat.co/?q=Christian+alliance+for+orphans&sub=pizzagate&s=pizzagate&l=true
@letsdothis3 @Vindicator @Factfinder2 @darkknight111 @ASolo
shewhomustbeobeyed ago
wnpr - https://archive.is/8RTi6
mgr - https://archive.is/AOmKn
intmensorg - https://archive.is/ZU84Q
think- ago
Many thanks!
shewhomustbeobeyed ago
Certainly.
letsdothis3 ago
Ah, good old Fairfield University. Previous voat posts:
Remember Sandy Hook, Newtown? Connections with NXIVM, Cerberus/Dyncorp, the Lucis Trust, and United Nations Agenda 21. Yup, looks like they're all connected...
The Knights of Malta, the Vatican, another Haitian orphanage and another child sex abuse scandal
About connections between the Military/Intelligence complex, Bain Capital, Toys R Us, eBay and pedophilia - oh, and James Alefantis too
Bruce Willis is Building A Large Airport In Idaho - But Why?
The story is much bigger than that article implies.
YogSoggoth ago
Bridgeport also has ferry that loads cars for a 1 hr 15 min trip to Port Jefferson. Drag Queen Story Hour draws protesters in Port Jefferson
think- ago
I updated the post, using some info from one of your posts.
So we have the CIA, the Jesuits, the Knights of Malta, and the Opus Dei. Beautiful. /s
think- ago
@letsdothis3
letsdothis3 ago
I'm on it :-)
think- ago
Thanks! Also, did we ever look into 'Kids Alive International'?
letsdothis3 ago
I don't think so. That's a good point.
carmencita ago
http://www.intmensorg.info/haiti.htm Please scroll down to see article But there are other ones filled with info as well regarding the missing Children in Haiti etc.
HOMOSEXUAL ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING HAITI BOYS FACES FURTHER CHARGES
douglas perlitz An American accused of sexually abusing boys he was supposed to help in Haiti now faces additional charges, federal court records show.
Douglas Perlitz, 39, was arrested in September after a federal grand jury indicted him on 10 counts related to the abuse of nine boys over a period of 10 years. Last week, a superseding indictment brought an additional nine counts against Perlitz, and alleges he abused a total of 18 boys. Perlitz founded and operated a home and school for needy children in Haiti, known as Project Pierre Toussaint, which has since closed. He is accused of enticing the boys with promises of food and shelter and with gifts such as cell phones and cash, in exchange for sexual acts.
According to the new indictment in federal district court in Connecticut, Perlitz provided money and told one of the boys that he would not be kicked out of the school even if he failed his classes. He allegedly offered another boy and his family money and other benefits, and in another case, gave a television, shoes, clothes and meals to another boy, all in exchange for sexual acts and their silence. Those who did not cooperate with Perlitz were denied benefits, the indictment states. Perlitz was arrested in September at his home in Colorado, but he had lived for years in Haiti, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Haiti Fund Inc., the nonprofit fundraising arm of his project, was incorporated in Connecticut, where Perlitz had attended Fairfield University.
If convicted, Perlitz would face a maximum of 30 years in prison and fine of $2.5 million, according to the Justice Department.
think- ago
Thanks, @carmencita.
carmencita ago
Filthy disgusting monster. There must be a connection to the Clintons. No one gets to do anything there without them knowing.
Fetalpig ago
The Clinton's are the guest of the Knights..not the other way around.
carmencita ago
Oh,I agree and I believe that to Be True. But they do have control in certain areas. I too believe that the pope is higher on the ladder than they are as well. The pope controls Malta. He pushed Raymond Burke of St. Louis Mo. out a while back which shocked many and appointed his own man. Someone more in line with his thinking.
letsdothis3 ago
There's your link: WaPo writer who wants Trump indicted forgets to mention his own involvement with Haitian pedophile ring court case
carmencita ago
Thank You. Amazing!
carmencita ago
WOW. Philip Allen Lacovara is a former U.S. deputy solicitor general in the Justice Department, served as counsel to Watergate special prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski. He has been calling for the indictment of Donald Trump http://archive.is/Uz8AI
think- ago
This seems to be more the conservative faction, not so much the globalists this time.
carmencita ago
Maybe there is not, but some conservatives are fake ones too. I had to step away but I am going to continue looking. It just seems they run just about everything.
dundundunnnnn ago
WHEN ARE THE EXECUTIONS?