vendredi 27 mai 2011

Protecting children from sex abuse in Haiti : Portland, Maine attorney urged to take off boxing gloves

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IGNATIUS GROUP__ For more information: Paul Kendrick, Portland, Maine. 207 838 1319 Cyrus Sibert, Cap Haitien, Haiti, 011 509 3686 9669 A Portland attorney and a Lewiston physician are being urged to take off their boxing gloves and, instead, start taking positive steps towards protecting children from sex abuse at the orphanage they supervise in Haiti. Portland, Maine attorney, Robert Morris, is a member of the Board of Directors of Free the Kids, the fundraising arm of Pwoje Espwa Sud, an orphanage that houses 800 children in Les Cayes, Haiti.
According to its web site, Mr. Morris's law firm represents victims of child sex abuse who are attempting to receive compensatory damages for the trauma, harms and injuries inflicted upon them as a result of their being abused when they were children.
In recent weeks, questions have arisen about inappropriate physical/sexual contact with a child by a self-proclaimed Franciscan monk who volunteers at the 800 child orphanage. In his May 3rd blog (now shut down by him), Brother Robert-Anthony Campbell, FSD wrote the following about his actions with an 11 year-old Haitian boy: "I showered him from head to toe, scrubbed his hair and washed his shorts. I also found time to re-apply the cream I've been using to help his rash and I'm happy to report the rash has cleared up (and he's a lot cleaner too, lol) I'm going to pick up some new sandals for him tomorrow after I go to the bank. It was frustrating to shower him and re-dress him in clean underwear, shorts and a T-shirt then let him leave barefoot..." May 3, 2011, Brother Robert Anthony Campbell, FSD
Can anyone imagine what would happen if a parent in the U.S. walked into the school's locker room and saw a teacher or coach rubbing soap with his or her hands all over the wet, naked body of their 11 year-old child?
Free the Kids board members, including Attorney Robert Morris of Portland, Dr. Cynthia Desoi of Lewiston, Maine and Rev. Marc Boisvert, OMI, the founder of Pwoje Espwa, have reacted to questions about Brother Campbell's conduct with silence and hostility.


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