THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS (SEE ARTICLE BELOW).
THE ABUSER RAPED FOUR LITTLE SOUTH AFRICAN GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF SIX.
CHILD MOLESTER'S PARENTS AND EMPLOYER ARE IN CHARGE OF DECIDING AMOUNT OF COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
WHY AREN'T THE FOUR GIRLS REPRESENTED BY PRIVATE LEGAL COUNSEL IN THIS MATTER?
The perpetrator's parents and employer (U.S. government, Peace Corps) are in charge of deciding what amount of compensatory and punitive reparations these four little girls should receive in compensatory and punitive damages.
THE ABUSER RAPED FOUR LITTLE SOUTH AFRICAN GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF SIX.
CHILD MOLESTER'S PARENTS AND EMPLOYER ARE IN CHARGE OF DECIDING AMOUNT OF COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
WHY AREN'T THE FOUR GIRLS REPRESENTED BY PRIVATE LEGAL COUNSEL IN THIS MATTER?
The perpetrator's parents and employer (U.S. government, Peace Corps) are in charge of deciding what amount of compensatory and punitive reparations these four little girls should receive in compensatory and punitive damages.
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Restitution fund created for girls sexually abused by Milford Peace Corps volunteer (document)
By Rich Scinto, Register Staff
Posted: 08/09/2012 1:34 PM
MILFORD — Steps were taken Thursday to set up a restitution fund for girls sexually abused by Milford resident Jesse Osmun, 32, while he served in the Peace Corps in South Africa.
Osmun's family provided $10,000 of seed money for the restitution fund at a hearing Thursday at U.S. District Court in Hartford. Restitution was discussed as part of a plea agreement, said Osmun's attorney, Richard Meehan Jr. The seed money is a small step toward restitution and healing for the children, he said.
"Jesse understands the embarrassment he has brought to the Peace Corps, the U.S. government and his mom and dad," Meehan said.
The Peace Corps will provide $20,000 toward the fund at this time, said Peace Corps legal counsel Ami Richardson.
Osmun waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty June 27 to one count of traveling from the United States to South Africa to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney's office.
He admitted to sexually abusing four girls under the age of 6 while he was a volunteer in South Africa.
Osmun resigned in May 2011 from the Peace Corps after being confronted by its program director about the sexual abuse. He was returned to the United States on June 2, 2011, and was arrested Aug. 4, 2011, after an investigation by Peace Corps OIG and ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents.
Osmun will be sentenced Sept. 19 and faces a maximum of 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Jeffrey Meyer, a former assistant U.S. attorney in Connecticut and a professor of law at Quinnipiac University and visiting professor of law at Yale Law School, said restitution before a court order often symbolizes a defendant's willingness to accept fault and make amends for their actions.
The details of how much restitution money will go into the fund and the administration of money hasn't been solidified at this point. Chief U.S. District Judge Alvin Thompson and U.S. Attorney for Connecticut David Fein agreed the fund should be supervised by the court.
An unidentified law firm has offered to administer the fund pro bono, Fein said.
Administration for the fund will be important to make sure the money goes to the right people for the right reasons, said U.S. attorney's office spokesman Tom Carson.
"We want to make sure the kids are helped as they grow older," Carson said.
Administering the fund as opposed to a lump sum will help make sure that money goes toward things such as mental health and other related needs caused by Osmun's actions, Carson said. There may also be court-ordered restitution set at a later date.
There was also discussion at the hearing that Osmun would have to pay more restitution after serving his sentence and obtaining gainful employment.
The U.S. attorney's office in Connecticut has handled a number of cases involving U.S. citizens committing sex crimes overseas. Former state resident Douglas Perlitz pleaded guilty in 2010 to sexually abusing eight minor victims in Haiti between 2001 and 2008. Perlitz was the founder and director of Project Pierre Toussaint, a boy's school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
"The Connecticut U.S. attorney's office has been a leader in the field against trafficking crimes, as well as reprehensible sexual crimes," Meyer said.
Call Rich Scinto at 203-789-5748.
Osmun's family provided $10,000 of seed money for the restitution fund at a hearing Thursday at U.S. District Court in Hartford. Restitution was discussed as part of a plea agreement, said Osmun's attorney, Richard Meehan Jr. The seed money is a small step toward restitution and healing for the children, he said.
"Jesse understands the embarrassment he has brought to the Peace Corps, the U.S. government and his mom and dad," Meehan said.
The Peace Corps will provide $20,000 toward the fund at this time, said Peace Corps legal counsel Ami Richardson.
Osmun waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty June 27 to one count of traveling from the United States to South Africa to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney's office.
He admitted to sexually abusing four girls under the age of 6 while he was a volunteer in South Africa.
Osmun resigned in May 2011 from the Peace Corps after being confronted by its program director about the sexual abuse. He was returned to the United States on June 2, 2011, and was arrested Aug. 4, 2011, after an investigation by Peace Corps OIG and ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents.
Osmun will be sentenced Sept. 19 and faces a maximum of 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Jeffrey Meyer, a former assistant U.S. attorney in Connecticut and a professor of law at Quinnipiac University and visiting professor of law at Yale Law School, said restitution before a court order often symbolizes a defendant's willingness to accept fault and make amends for their actions.
The details of how much restitution money will go into the fund and the administration of money hasn't been solidified at this point. Chief U.S. District Judge Alvin Thompson and U.S. Attorney for Connecticut David Fein agreed the fund should be supervised by the court.
An unidentified law firm has offered to administer the fund pro bono, Fein said.
Administration for the fund will be important to make sure the money goes to the right people for the right reasons, said U.S. attorney's office spokesman Tom Carson.
"We want to make sure the kids are helped as they grow older," Carson said.
Administering the fund as opposed to a lump sum will help make sure that money goes toward things such as mental health and other related needs caused by Osmun's actions, Carson said. There may also be court-ordered restitution set at a later date.
There was also discussion at the hearing that Osmun would have to pay more restitution after serving his sentence and obtaining gainful employment.
The U.S. attorney's office in Connecticut has handled a number of cases involving U.S. citizens committing sex crimes overseas. Former state resident Douglas Perlitz pleaded guilty in 2010 to sexually abusing eight minor victims in Haiti between 2001 and 2008. Perlitz was the founder and director of Project Pierre Toussaint, a boy's school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
"The Connecticut U.S. attorney's office has been a leader in the field against trafficking crimes, as well as reprehensible sexual crimes," Meyer said.
Call Rich Scinto at 203-789-5748.
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But you can't fool all the people all the time."
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) dixit Abraham Lincoln.
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