Sentencing for Haiti sex abuser.

Former Connecticut man will spend almost 20 years Updated: Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010, 9:16 PM EST Published : Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010, 7:37 PM EST By: Darren Kramer New Haven, Conn (WTNH) - Today some of the boys told a judge their story, and heard from the man who molested them. In court today 40-year-old Douglas Perlitz faced a half dozen of the young homeless haitian boys he sexually assaulted for years. Each young man bravely telling their story in impact statements before Perlitz was sentenced. Among those in the courtroom was Cyrus Sibert, the Haitian journalist who broke the story. He says Perlitz had become a powerful man in a very poor area, and used his power on the most defenseless. "The person you are to protect, the person you have to defend, you exploit him, and you exploit him when he is in a very economic and social situation of weakness," Sibert said. In court Perlitz spoke to his victims in their native language Creole. He said he was responsible, that he betrayed their trust, and asked for their forgiveness. Sibert, he is one who broke the story, says right now there are more ugly stories in Haiti waiting to be told. "Perlitz is not the only one. We have many many people who are now taking advantage of the situation in haiti after the earthquake. To go there, because the state become weaker, and to try to exploit women and children," he said. "Let it be known that if there are other people, other Americans who choose to go outside the United States and prey on children, the vulnerable members of society, then we and ICE as well as the US attorney's office will be there to prosecute," said Bruce Foucart from the Department of Homeland Security. Police say at one point Perlitz threatened to kill a prosecutor. His lawyers say that statement was not serious and was made in anger. ____________________ "La vraie reconstruction d'Haïti passe par des réformes en profondeur des structures de l'État pour restaurer la confiance, encourager les investisseurs et mettre le peuple au travail. Il faut finir avec cette approche d'un État paternaliste qui tout en refusant de créer le cadre approprié pour le développement des entreprises mendie des millions sur la scène internationale en exhibant la misère du peuple." Cyrus Sibert Reconstruction d'Haïti : A quand les Réformes structurelles? Haïti : La continuité du système colonial d'exploitation  prend la forme de monopole au 21e Siècle. WITHOUT REFORM, NO RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN HAITI (U.S. Senate report.)