HOPE CARTER a.k.a. BM#1 "On or about May 19, 2008, BM#1, who had fiduciary responsibilities to The Haiti Fund, traveled to Haiti, and obtained at least one computer and possibly a second computer. BM#1 returned to the United States on or about May 21, 2008 and turned over the computer or computers to Perlitz." "Subsequently, when investigators working for The Haiti Fund went to Bel Air to obtain Perlitz's computer they were initially denied entry by one of the American volunteers. The American volunteers, who were close friends of Perlitz's and BM#1, instead called BM#1 who in turn had them call an attorney associated with the Order of Malta instead of calling the Haiti Fund or the attorney for the Haiti Fund." July 15, 2010 by Special Agent Rod Khattabi, United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations (complaint and affadavit in support of application for Perlitz arrest warrant) _____________________________________________________ January 10, 2011 Peter J. Kelly, MD President Board of Directors Hospital Sacre Coeur Milot, Haiti Dear Dr. Kelly, It is an insult, not only to the boys who were sexually abused by Douglas Perlitz at Project Pierre Toussaint in Cap Haitian, Haiti, but to all victims and survivors of child sex abuse that you and your organization have not already informed Hope Carter that her services are no longer needed as a member of the hospital's Board of Directors. I have included below a 30 December letter I sent to President Joseph Miller. If you would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to call me. But, I can assure you, Dr. Kelly, that the drum beat for Hope Carter's resignation will not cease until she has resigned, not only the the hospital's board, but from every other committee assignment and leadership position she holds within the Order of Malta. Hope Carter obstructed a child abuse investigation, called the victims liars, and retaliated against them by lobbying donors to contribute their money elsewhere. The school was forced to close and the abandoned boys ended up back on the streets with no safe shelter and nothing to eat. Sincerely, Paul Kendrick Freeport, Maine 207 838 1319 ___________________________________________ OPEN LETTER December 30, 2010 Mr. Joseph K. Miller, KM President Order of Malta, American Association Dear President Miller, Tens of millions of Catholics have inflicted additional insult upon victims of clergy sexual abuse by their failure to demand redress for the crimes committed against children and the cover up of these crimes by bishops, priests and other Church officials. I am including you in this number, President Miller because you are showing great insult to the boys who were sexually abused at Project Pierre Toussaint (PPT) and to the people of Haiti by your personal failure to hold Hope Carter, DM accountable and responsible for her role in the cover up of crimes against children at PPT. You have been aware for almost a year, President Miller, of the following facts about Mrs. Carter:
The bottom line here, President Miller, is that Carter did everything she could to help Perlitz hide his crimes against children. It was clearly more important to Carter to protect the abuser than to protect innocent children. Let me see if I've got this right. Hope Carter did everything she could to protect and cover up for a child molester and now you're doing everything you can, President Miller, to protect and cover up for Carter. Hope Carter called the abuse victims "liars." She hated them for exposing Perlitz as a pedophile. She retaliated against the victims by using her position in the community to turn donors away, causing the school to be closed and the boys to be abandoned, homeless once again without food and safe shelter. Who is your and Hope Carter's God, Mr. Miller, that you could so despise these suffering abuse victims? The Jesuits taught me that the service of my faith must include the promotion of justice. Hope Carter had choices. Isn't it reasonable to expect that even though Carter disagreed with the majority decision of the PPT board of directors to remove Perlitz, she would have stayed aboard and worked even harder to maintain and preserve the mission of PPT? Please, President Miller, close your eyes and listen to my words. These boys were raped and sodomized by Perlitz in the most disgusting ways imaginable. If the boys didn't cooperate, Perlitz intimidated them by threatening to take away their food or throw them out of school. So why, President Miller, is Hope Carter held in such high prestige by you and the Order of Malta that she still holds influential committee assignments? We all hope to hear your voice soon. Sincerely, Paul Kendrick. P.S. A bit about me. I am 61 years old, married, no children and am employed as a financial consultant (in Portland, Maine) for a national brokerage firm. I reside with my wife in Freeport, Maine. My wife is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and has a private practice. I am Jesuit educated (Cheverus High School '68, Portland, ME and Fairfield University '72, Fairfield CT). In 1999, I reached out to a group of Cheverus alumni who were reporting for the first time that they were sexually abused when they were students at Cheverus (in the 1970s) by a well liked, award winning track coach. In addition, other former students were reporting that they were sexually abused by a Jesuit teacher. I began advocating on behalf of the victims, calling for the former Cheverus students to be treated with compassion and understanding. Unfortunately, Cheverus and diocese officials were treating the victims as if they were the enemy. I have continued to advocate on behalf of abuse victims since that time. In 2002, my wife and I participated in a 10 day "Ignatian Immersion Experience" trip to Bolivia. We were immersed in the economy, culture and poverty of the poorest country in South America. The Jesuits were our hosts. During the past ten years: I have served as a volunteer board member for a domestic violence prevention agency (4 yrs.). I have volunteered answering phones once a week on a social service agency's confidential 24 hour "crisis line" (4 yrs.) and served as a volunteer for the Trauma Intervention Program (volunteers are mostly dispatched to scenes of death. Each volunteer is "on call" for three 12 hour shifts each month (2 yrs.). During the past seven years, I have traveled to Haiti five times. _________________________________________ Board & Staff
____________________ "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.) |
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