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FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : :: v. : 3:09CR207(JBA)(JGM) :: DOUGLAS PERLITZ : OCTOBER 9, 2009 GOVERNMENT'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DETAIN The Government moves for pretrial detention of the defendant because he is a sexual predator who has used a charitable institution that he himself founded to gain access to an incredibly vulnerable population – street children in Haiti - for a ten-year period of time so that he could sexually molest those children. Given the presumption of detention under the law because the charges involve crimes of violence against minors, the length of time that the defendant has engaged in abusing children, the manner in which he accessed the children, the level of control and manipulation he has maintained over individuals in Haiti (some of which is outlined in the Indictment) where the abuse occurred, the victims that he targeted, his access to millions of dollars of donated monies, his demonstrated willingness to live in one of the poorest countries in the world, and his extensive travel over the last ten years even though his own personal income was relatively low, there are simply no conditions of release Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 1 of 16 2 that can assure the safety of children in the community and his appearance in Court. I. BACKGROUND On September 15, 2009, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Douglas Perlitz with seven (7) counts of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b), and three (3) counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c). The charges are based on allegations that Perlitz sexually abused nine boys in Haiti over a ten-year period of time. The Indictment charges that in or about 1997, Perlitz founded Project Pierre Toussaint ("PPT") which was established as a boys school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, located on the North Coast of Haiti. PPT provided services to street children of all ages. The staff of the intake center included American volunteers who received a small stipend for their work as well as Haitians who were involved with a variety of day to day operations. In or about 1999, The Haiti Fund, Inc. (the Haiti Fund), was incorporated as a charitable, religious and educational organization and operated as the fund-raising arm of PPT. The members of the board of the Haiti Fund were all individually chosen by a close friend and influential religious leader who had Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 2 of 16 1 The term boys and children is used interchangeably in this memo. Many of the boys or children have now reached the age of majority. The allegations of abuse, however, occurred when they were under 18 years of age. 3 met and befriended Perlitz while Perlitz attended college in Connecticut. Over 2 million dollars was transferred from the Haiti Fund to an account that Perlitz controlled in Haiti. These monies did not include other significant capital expenses and other expenses that were directly paid by the Haiti Fund for PPT. In addition, it has recently come to light that there may have been funds raised on behalf of the Haiti Fund that cannot be accounted for. While Perlitz was the director of PPT, Perlitz appears to be the only individual with access to, and control over, the monies that were sent to Haiti by the Haiti Fund. Perlitz had access to an enormous sum of money by Haitian (and American) standards and thus far there does not appear to be an accurate accounting of what happened to these monies. Moreover, many witnesses, including the children who have informed authorities that they were sexually abused by Perlitz, and others have provided statements regarding the sums of cash that Perlitz was constantly carrying around with him. The boys1 who are victims identified in this case have notified ICE agents and others that Perlitz used the money to control them, to gain Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 3 of 16 4 access to them, and to entice them so that he could sexually abuse them. All of the children who are identified as victims in the Indictment have been personally interviewed both by the National Haitian Police ("HNP") as well as ICE agents in 2009 as part of ICE's investigation. All of them have stated their willingness to come to the United States to testify. In fact, the Government has obtained video-taped statements from many of the boys. While some of the boys are currently over 18 years of age, the allegations of sexual abuse charged in the Indictment occurred prior to any victim turning 18. ICE agents have also interviewed other individuals including Haitian staff and American volunteers who have spoken directly to children. Some of the other adult individuals who worked at PPT (both Haitian and American) have confirmed that the children told them about the sexual abuse that Perlitz inflicted upon them. ICE agents have also spoken directly with the members of the HNP who conducted a separate investigation in early 2008. Members of HNP confirmed that they spoke directly to children during their investigation. Significantly, many more than the nine children reported to HNP that they were sexually abused by Perlitz. It does appear that the Haitian Government has issued a provisional arrest warrant for Perlitz. Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 4 of 16 5 Moreover, in the Spring of 2008, the Haiti Fund hired a private firm in Haiti to investigate the allegations of sexual abuse of children by Perlitz. The report indicates that some children reported being abused by Perlitz and others reported that they were not abused by him. At least one of the individuals that the private firm spoke to is an identified victim in the Government's case. That individual reported to the private security company that he was sexually abused by Perlitz. II. LAW Section 3142(e) of the Bail Reform Act of 1984 requires that a defendant shall be detained pending trial if it is determined, after a hearing, that "no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of that defendant as required and the safety of any other person and the community..." Indeed, the Bail Reform Act was amended on April 30, 2003, to include a presumption of detention in most cases involving sexual offenses against children. This amendment, which is referred to as the Protect Act, creates a presumption of dangerousness for individuals who, like the defendant, are charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 2423. Section 3142(e) further states, "[s]ubject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community if the judicial officer finds that Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 5 of 16 6 there is probable cause to believe that the person committed . . . an offense involving a minor victim under section . . . 2423 . . . of this title." This presumption was based in part on the Congressional determination that "[s]ex offenders and child molesters are four times more likely than any other violent criminal to repeat their offenses against children. This number demands attention, especially in light of the fact that a single child molester on average shatters the lives of over 100 children." 149 Cong. Rec. H3066 (daily ed. Apr. 10, 2003) (statement of Rep. James Sensenbrenner). As set forth in the Indictment, the defendant is charged under 18 U.S.C. 2423(b) and 2423(c) with intending to engage in, and engaging in, illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti. Moreover, a federal grand jury has already determined that there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed ten crimes involving nine separate boys. As such, the United States is entitled to a presumption under 18 U.S.C. §3142(e) "that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community." 18 U.S.C. 3142(e). The burden is on Perlitz to overcome that presumption by producing evidence to establish that there are conditions of release which will ensure both Defendant's appearance at trial and the safety of the community. Moreover, as explained in Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 6 of 16 7 United States v. Mercedes, 254 F.3d 433, 437-38 (2d Cir. 2001), the factors that would normally weigh in favor of release such as citizenship and ties to the community do not overcome the presumption against pre-trial release. See United States v. Tomero, 169 Fed. Appx. 639, 641 (2d Cir. 2006) (citing Mercedes, the Court held that "factors favoring release such as citizenship and strong ties to the community do not overcome [the] presumption again[st] pre-trial release where defendant was charged with a violent crime and the evidence against him was strong"); see also United States v. Hir, 517 F.3d 1081, 1086 (9th Cir. 2008). In evaluating whether there are conditions of release which will ensure the appearance of Perlitz and the safety of the community, the Court must consider: (1) the nature and circumstances of the crimes charged; (2) the weight of the evidence against the defendant; (3) the history and characteristics of the defendant, including family ties, employment, financial resources, community ties, drug or alcohol abuse history, past conduct; and (4) the nature and seriousness of the danger to the community or to an individual that would be posed by release. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). Even if a defendant has met his burden of production relating to danger to the community and risk of flight, the presumption favoring detention does not disappear, but "remains Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 7 of 16 8 in the case as an evidentiary finding militating against release, to be weighed along with other evidence relevant to factors listed in § 3142(g)." Hir, 517 F.3d at 1086, citing United States v. Dominguez, 783 F.2d 702, 707 (7th Cir. 1986). III. DISCUSSION As set forth herein, the Government submits that based on the applicable law and evidence in this case, there are no conditions or combinations of conditions that will adequately ensure the safety of the community and deter flight. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). Danger to the Community Perlitz has been charged with ten crimes of violence, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, § 3156(a)(4). The circumstances of these crimes portray an individual who has set up an extensive charitable organization with the support of influential members of a community who provided significant financial support for him. The nature and circumstances of the offense, along with the strength of the evidence and seriousness of the danger posed by a man who has acted on his sexual desires towards children, demand pretrial incarceration of this defendant. In this case, the defendant is accused of actual, hands-on sexual abuse, namely with real children who are exceptionally Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 8 of 16 vulnerable. The facts that the conduct occurred in a foreign country, and that the children are located in a foreign country, should provide this Court no comfort with regard to the danger he poses to children generally. There can be no doubt that from 1998 until 2008, Perlitz was focused on children. He obtained large sums of money to open up a boys school in Haiti. He was the director of the school. Many witnesses have testified that he controlled every aspect of, and everyone at, PPT. He has even been referred to as the "King" of PPT. The children (and others, including Americans) that have come forward to date have talked about a hierarchy among the boys, where the boys who engaged in sex acts with Perlitz who received protection, money and material things while the others did not. By his own admission, discussed below, as well as through statements from many witnesses, Perlitz engaged in very disturbing behavior by permitting children to constantly sleep in his bedroom with him while he was the director of PPT. Even after the allegations of abuse publically surfaced in Haiti in 2007, Perlitz nevertheless returned to PPT and continued to have boys sleep in his room. In or about April 2008, Perlitz was directed by the Haiti Fund not to return to PPT. In July 2008, members of the HNP met with individuals from the Haiti Fund to discuss the findings of its investigation. As noted above, in the Spring of 2008, the Haiti Fund had separately hired a security company to look into the allegations of the abuse. Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 9 of 16 2 The Government notes that some of the individuals have reached the age of majority but all of the "children" being referred to were at one time street children who had been enrolled at PPT. 10 Even after Perlitz was no longer permitted to return to PPT and after he became aware that the Haiti Fund had begun an internal investigation into the sexual abuse allegations (and that the HNP had separately reported its findings to members of the Haiti Fund), Perlitz nevertheless remained focused on continuing his relationship with children2 formerly associated with PPT. In July 2008, Perlitz was residing in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Although he halted all further travel to Haiti (where he may have been subject to arrest), witnesses have confirmed that he instead began traveling to the Dominican Republic to meet children who had previously been associated with PPT. Travel records also confirm that Perlitz began to travel frequently to the Dominican Republic during that latter part of 2008 (and also confirm the fact that he stopped traveling to Haiti). See Exhibit 3. Perlitz himself has admitted his on-going connection to a group of boys (some who likely have reached the age of majority) in Haiti. At the time of Perlitz's arrest (after being provided with Miranda warnings), Perlitz made statements to ICE agents regarding his continuing contact with children in Haiti. Perlitz admitted to S/A Lundt that he traveled to the Dominican Republic Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 10 of 16 11 as recently as March 2009 to see "his kids." He also stated that he is in daily contact with individuals from Haiti. Perlitz admitted speaking to "boys in Haiti." He further admitted to receiving 17 phone calls from Haiti the day before his arrest. He further stated to Agent Lundt that he "lost his father" when he was only 24 years old. He went on to say that this was traumatic for him. He stated that "molestation would be tough" but that "victims should just get over it." He told Agent Lundt that he "got over" his father's death and "even though it was tough he moved on" and he said that abuse victims "need to move on and get over it." During a separate conversation, when discussing Perlitz's work at PPT, Perlitz admitted to S/A Lundt "that some boundaries were crossed and would not be condoned." When S/A Lundt asked him what he meant by boundaries, he noted that boundaries were crossed when he permitted children to stay overnight in his room with him but he denied any sexual contact with these children. Telephone records for Perlitz demonstrate frequent and constant activity with individuals in Haiti. It appears that Perlitz is constantly communicating with a small group of individuals formerly associated with PPT. These individuals communicate with Perlitz about providing them with money. Western Union records have confirmed that beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2009, Perlitz was sending money to a small Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 11 of 16 12 group of individuals in Haiti. The Government is aware that most of the wire transfers were to individuals formerly enrolled in PPT. If Perlitz was so brazen as to engage in such a long-term scheme to access a vulnerable population and to continue to visit with and contact individuals who were formerly street children enrolled at PPT in light of all of the investigations surrounding these allegations, he clearly is very focused on either controlling these individuals or has little control over his sexual impulses towards minors. In either case, he presents a clear and continuing danger. It is also worth noting that adult witnesses and children have informed ICE agents that Perlitz had at times an incredible temper. More importantly, two adult American witnesses have advised that they left PPT and became afraid while they were there because of this temper. Even some of the most stringent release conditions, such as electronic monitoring, would be insufficient in this case. While electronic monitoring can often minimize the risk of flight of defendants pending trial, it cannot adequately address the danger posed by those with a demonstrated sexual interest in children because electronic monitoring can only provide information on where a defendant is, and not what he is doing. Depending on the type of electronic monitoring used, there are various Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 12 of 16 13 limitations. With radio frequency monitoring, involving an ankle or wrist device, the location monitoring equipment only reports when a defendant enters or leaves the equipment's range--not where the defendant has gone or how far the participant has traveled. Electronic monitoring reveals absolutely nothing about the activities of the defendant, such as whether he has children in his house or in his presence, or whether he is communicating with minors over the Internet or via the telephone. Risk of Flight The crimes charged involve very serious penalties. The strength of the evidence as outlined above, combined with the likelihood of a significant prison sentence, provide a powerful incentive for this defendant to flee. With regard to the strength of the evidence, as noted above, the Government has obtained statements from all nine boys in Haiti regarding the sexual abuse allegations, including in many instances video-taped statements. The HNP's investigation corroborates that Perlitz engaged in sexual abuse of certain children. The Haiti Fund's internal investigation corroborates the same findings. Many adult witnesses (both Americans and Haitians) have provided compelling evidence regarding their concerns about Perlitz's sexual abuse. In addition, the defendant has a history of extensive international travel. His travel records and passport entries Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 13 of 16 3 Exhibit 1 is a copy of two of Perlitz's passports. The first passport was valid from July 2000 until July 2010. It appears that in 2008 Perlitz had to obtain a second passport because he no longer had sufficient pages for the stamps. Therefore the second passport is valid from March 2008 until 2018. Exhibit 2 is a copy of the ICE summary showing Perlitz's travel from April 1997 until December 2003. This summary will only show the port of exit and the initial foreign port of entry. It will not provide details of any further travel from the initial port of entry nor will it show any travel direct from Haiti to another foreign port. 4 In light of defendant's own admission regarding his financial situation, the Government will be requesting a Curcio hearing to determine who is paying defendant's legal fees. We will also be asking the Court to canvass the defendant to ensure that if the fees are being paid by anyone who is a potential subject or witness in this case that Perlitz understands any possible bias and waives his right to complain at a later date that his attorneys did not act in his best interests. 14 reveal significant travel. While a lot of the travel was between the U.S. and Haiti, the defendant has also engaged in significant other travel. See Exhibit 13 (evidencing travel to Thailand, Bhutan, Ecuador, Myanmar, Chile, and the Dominican Republic, among other countries). For an individual whose salary has been quite modest, he clearly has been able to access funds to support extensive international travel. Indeed, Perlitz has admitted to S/A Lundt that he currently only has about $1,000.4 Further, defendant has few ties holding him in Connecticut. Although he did travel back and forth from Haiti to Connecticut, it appears that his purpose when returning to Connecticut was to assist with fund-raising efforts and public awareness for PPT. When he returned to Connecticut, he Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 14 of 16 5 The Government will be requesting an order precluding Perlitz from speaking with any current or former Board member of the Haiti Fund who are all likely witnesses in this case. In addition, the Government will request that Pertliz have no contact with any American volunteer, staff member or any children who had been associated with PPT in Haiti. 15 associated primarily with individuals involved with the Haiti Fund.5 In fact, the address utilized for residency purposes was that of a religious leader who the Government understands no longer resides in Connecticut. Since July 2009, Perlitz has lived and worked in Colorado. Perlitz currently has no employment here in Connecticut. Moreover, the fact that the U.S. Government is in possession of his passport does not mean that he can no longer travel. ICE agents will be able to inform the Court about the movement of individuals across our border without valid entry or exit documents. IV. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Government requests that its motion to detain the defendant be granted. Respectfully submitted, NORA R. DANNEHY UNITED STATES ATTORNEY /s/ KRISHNA R. PATEL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY United States Attorney's Office 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 696-3000 Federal Bar Number ct24433 Case 3:09-cr-00207-JBA Document 4 Filed 10/07/2009 Page 15 of 16 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 7, 2009 a copy of the foregoing Government's Memorandum in Support of Motion to Detain was filed electronically and served by mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the court's electronic filing system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the court's CM/ECF system. /s/________________________________ |
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dimanche 25 octobre 2009
DOUGLAS PERLITZ : GOVERNMENT'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DETAIN
Paul Kendrick invite Konbit Sante to write to the judge about Douglas.
Cyrus, As you may already know, Konbit Sante is joined in a partnership with Justinian Hospital. Regards, Paul Begin forwarded message:
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Feted Fairfield alum indicted for abuse in Haiti.
National Cathtolic Reporter http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/feted-fairfield-alum-indicted-abuse-haiti Feted Fairfield alum indicted for abuse in HaitiOct. 13, 2009  Douglas Perlitz in 2004 (AP/The Connecticut Post/Jeff Bustraan) A Fairfield University alumnus heralded in the past as a model product of Jesuit education was indicted last month by a federal grand jury in Connecticut for sexually abusing some of the young Haitian boys he was supposedly helping. Douglas Perlitz, 39, who received significant contributions toward his work with youth in Haiti from the campus community and from Catholics in the Bridgeport, Conn., diocese, was indicted on seven counts of traveling outside the United States with the intent of having sex with minors and three counts of engaging in sexual conduct with minors in a foreign country. The offenses allegedly involved nine boys during a 10-year period. Perlitz, a 1992 graduate of Fairfield, first traveled to Haiti as a volunteer during his junior year. He later returned to Haiti and in 1997 founded Project Pierre Toussaint, a home and school for Haitian boys in Cap Haitien on the country's northern coast. In 2002, Fairfield invited him to be the commencement speaker. According to the indictment, Perlitz bribed street children with the promise of food and shelter, foreign currency, cell phones and "other benefits" in exchange for sexual acts. The indictment also charges that Perlitz showed "homosexual pornography" to children "as part of his grooming process." "When questioned about why he permitted minors to sleep in his room," the indictment says, "Perlitz would attempt to conceal his sexual abuse of the minors by stating that it was common in Haiti for children and adults to sleep together, or he would state that the particular minor was having a lot of difficulty." A primary supporter of the project was Jesuit Fr. Paul Carrier, director of campus ministry at Fairfield until he was abruptly moved from the position in 2006. Carrier set up the Haiti Fund Inc., the funding arm of Perlitz's project. According to the indictment, a total of $2 million was moved from the Haiti Fund to an account controlled by Perlitz. Some of it, investigators said, was used to pay boys to engage in sexual acts. In recent weeks, Carrier had dropped from sight but the Jesuits broke their silence on his activities Oct. 1 when the New England Province of Jesuits released a statement saying the province was cooperating with the U.S. attorney regarding Carrier's whereabouts. The statement also said that Carrier "currently has no assignment and is not performing any public ministry." Paul Kendrick, a Fairfield alumnus and an advocate for victims of sexual abuse, said he was unable to get any information on Carrier despite repeated queries to the New England Province. Kendrick had traveled to Haiti and visited Perlitz's operation in April 2003. Perlitz was not present at the time of his visit, Kendrick said in a recent phone interview with NCR, but Kendrick said he was impressed with the operation. But when allegations surfaced about the project, Kendrick pressed the Jesuits for answers about Carrier, who, he said, had visited the school and homes in Haiti frequently. Carrier, now identified in news reports as the "religious leader" referred to in the indictment, selected the Haiti Fund's board, whose members included influential figures in the Bridgeport diocese. Among the board members were Philip Allen Lacovara, the attorney who represented the diocese in several recent high-profile court cases, including the failed attempt to block release of documents relating to clergy sexual abuse cases, and his wife, Madeline. She is a member of the Dames of Malta and he is listed as legal counsel for the Knights of Malta, a Catholic service organization that has also donated significant sums to the Haiti Fund. Richard Markert, an attorney hired by the Haiti Fund board to oversee an investigation of Project Pierre Toussaint, said in a recent phone interview with NCR that the board first became aware of allegations against Perlitz in late 2007 when Haitian radio personality Cyrus Sibert began to make reference to the possibility of abuse. The board conducted a months-long investigation, which included conversations with the Haitian national police. Haitian authorities, unknown to the Haiti Fund board, had begun their own investigation. Markert said Michael P. McCooey, by then chairman of the Haiti Fund, met with Haitian officials in August 2008. Additionally, U.S. authorities investigated the allegations before presenting evidence to the federal grand jury that delivered the indictment. A report of the Haiti Fund's internal investigation was presented to the board in July 2008, after which Perlitz was removed as director. At the same time there was a reshuffling of the board and McCooey was named chairman and president, replacing Carrier, who had resigned. A number of other members of the Haiti Fund board also resigned, in apparent protest of the decision to dismiss Perlitz and of a letter from McCooey to supporters of the project reporting the allegations and the firing. In September 2008, two months after the initial report of the investigation to the board, a dozen supporters of Perlitz, many if not all of them former Haiti Fund board members, followed McCooey's letter with a scathing critique of the board's investigation and the firing. The letter, sent to the same supporters who received McCooey's letter, argued that the investigation was influenced by Haitian corruption and by intimidation and bribery of some of the witnesses. Among the signatories were Carrier and the Lacovaras. In 11 detailed bullet points, the letter argues that Perlitz was denied due process; that many board members resigned because of the manner in which the investigation was handled; that information regarding intimidation and bribery, documented by two American volunteers, was not shared with most of the board; and that the "Haitian staff member being used as a key source of information by the board is the same person who was reportedly intimidating the boys." They further argue that Haitian business leaders, American volunteers who worked on the project, human rights workers and others "do not believe these allegations." Perlitz was arrested Sept. 16 in Colorado, where he had been living, by agents of the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement Service and will face legal proceedings in Connecticut. Fairfield University said it will investigate the use of donations from the school to the project. The Haiti Fund has been depleted, and the school and residences that were part of Project Pierre Toussaint have been closed. McCooey said the properties, including a rural, 15-acre walled campus, are being guarded. "We intend to transition this," he said in an interview with NCR. McCooey said the intent is to "partner with another organization" to reopen the project sometime in the future. Interview with Haitian reporterhttp://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTrackerArchive/2009/09/ CONNECTICUT By Joe Carretta Keri Harrison When the scandal involving Fairfield alum Doug Perlitz first broke two weeks ago, it came as a bit of a shock to the University community. However, it is an issue that has been evolving for some time and was first broken in Haiti by Haitian reporter Cyrus Sibert, who writes for the newspaper, Reseau Citadelle. Sibert said that he first heard rumors of the story, about Perlitz sexually abusing members of the Haitian school he created, in 2007 and then broke the story in August 2007 after he spoke to some members involved with the school. After doing some extensive research, Sibert claimed that Perlitz was guilty, which caused an investigation into the matter to be launched. According to an article by Stanley Lucas, who Sibert noted as a Haitian activist who wrote a response to the situation in order to pressure Haitian authorities, Sibert "brought the necessary public attention to this important issue. Following his article, the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince launched an immediate investigation into Mr. Perlitz and the issue more broadly." Sibert recently held a short interview with The Mirror, in which he spoke about his perspective to the story and how it was first handled in Haiti. |
[SA KAP PASE HPN?]Le président haïtien honoré à Miami comme"héros de l'hémisphère"
RESEAU CITADELLE était invité à couvrir cet événement. Pour des questions liées à notre budget quasi inexistant qui dépend essentiellement des dons de la famille SIBERT et rarement de quelques amis volontaires, vu les obligations qui découlent de notre participation à la 14 Conférence sur la violence, le viol et les traumatismes à San Diego, nous avions décliné l'invitation à la dernière minute. Nous étions au courant des personnes qui seront honorées ce 24 octobre 2009 sur le bateau de Croisière Liberty of The sea. Aucun chef d'Etat n'était sur la liste. Nous ne comprenons pas cette information publiée par Haiti Press Network, une prestigieuse agence d'information online.
Avec ce reportage, Haiti-USA : Le président haïtien honoré à Miami comme"héros de l'hémisphère" , On ne peut que se poser la question: SA KAP PASE HPN. Cyrus Sibert www.reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com
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samedi 24 octobre 2009
Bulletin météo du samedi 24 octobre 2009.
Valable jusqu'au 26 octobre 2009
Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l'Atlantique:
Une large zone de basse pression est localisée sur la portion nord-est de Cuba et la partie centrale des Bahamas et influence le reste des grandes Antilles. Le système devient moins organisé en produisant de faibles activités de pluie et d'orages. Entre temps, Haïti reste sous l'influence d'un flux ouest à nord-est qui charrie des nuages de pluie en direction de la caraïbe centrale aujourd'hui.
Prévisions pour Haïti:
- Périodes nuageuses à couvertes avec possibilité de pluie isolée au cours de la journée et en soirée;
- Températures clémentes au cours de la journée et plus agréables en soirée ;
- Pluie et orages isolés toujours possibles sur certains départements géographiques du pays notamment le sud, le sud-est, les nippes, la grand-anse et l'ouest
Avis:
Face aux fortes averses de pluie et des orages violents enregistrés sur nos départements depuis ces derniers jours, la moindre averse de pluie pourrait générer des dégâts. Par conséquent, le SPGRD demande encore à toute la population des zones à risque à redoubler de vigilance par rapport aux débordements de rivières, aux inondations, aux flancs de montagnes qui peuvent glisser, aux hauts lieux qui peuvent générer de la foudre.
Prévisions pour Port-au-Prince et environs:
· Nuageux et pluvieux au cours de la journée ;
· Nuageux avec des périodes couvertes en fin d'après-midi et en début de soirée ;
· Tº. max. : 32ºC ; Tº min: 21ºC ;
· Pluie sectorielle possible aujourd'hui.
Lever & coucher du soleil pour Port-au-Prince:
Aujourd'hui 24 oct.
Lever : 05h 46 mn
Coucher : 17h 20 mn
Dimanche 25 oct.
Lever : 05h 47 mn
Coucher : 17h 20 mn
Lundi 26 oct.
Lever : 05h 47 mn
Coucher : 17h 19 mn
Esterlin Marcelin, prévisionniste au CNM
Bulletin météo marine du samedi 24 octobre 2009:
Valable jusqu'au 25 octobre 2009
Prévisions maritimes:
Zone côtière nord :
Samedi & dimanche
* Vent du secteur est: 10-15 nœuds ;
* Hauteur des vagues : 3 à 5 pieds,
* Mer peu agitée.
Golfe de la Gonâve :
Samedi & dimanche
* Vent du secteur est: 10-15 nœuds;
* Hauteur des vagues : 4 à 6 pieds ;
* Possibilité de pluie et d'orages isolés ;
* Mer plus ou moins agitée.
Zone côtière sud :
Samedi & Dimanche
* Vent du secteur est: 10-15 nœuds
* Hauteur des vagues : 4 à 6 pieds ;
* Pluie et orages possibles aujourd'hui sur le littoral et au large ;
* Mer plus ou moins agitée.
Esterlin Marcelin, Prévisionniste au CNM
[De Cyrus Sibert à Altagracia et Jean Tédain] La sitaution à l'Hopital Justinien: Cap-Haitien.
Nous remercions les citoyens Altagracia et Jean Tédain pour cette ouverture sur la situation à l'Hôpital Justinien. Nous avons été informés de la dégradation de la situation à l'Hôpital Justinien. Le jeudi 20 Aout 2009, dans notre texte «Comme le Prof. Lesly Manigat dans les ''forums'', les partis au pouvoir doivent s'expliquer. » nous y avions fait allusion en ces termes : « Nous souhaitons que les dirigeants de la FUSION expliquent leur politique de santé durant les 3 ans et demi écoulés. Pourquoi aujourd'hui la ville du Cap-Haitien n'a pas un hôpital, mais un dépôt de malades à la disposition des étudiants en médecine des écoles de Port-au-Prince, une institution truffée de corrompus qui paralysent les services de soin à tous les niveaux : Des membres du personnel de soutien s'accaparent des médicaments et des fiches d'inscription pour les revendre aux malades désespérés, à des prix révoltants; Des responsables de Services et de l'Administration bloquent le déroulement des programmes en faveur des démunis parce que les fonds et les médicaments sont détournés à d'autres fins. Une situation qui décourage les ONG qui supportent l'Hôpital, les médecins, les infirmières et les techniciens honnêtes qui souhaitent encore faire quelque chose au nom de l'Ethique professionnelle et du bien commun. Pourquoi, on a rien fait pour intégrer les jeunes boursiers haïtiens qui ont étudié la médecine à Cuba? La ''mafia médicale'' semble avoir contrôlé le ministère de la santé publique à partir du Parti FUSION et condamné les jeunes médecins haïtiens à l'exclusion. » http://reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com/2009/08/comme-le-prof-lesly-manigat-dans-les.html Le vendredi 23 octobre 2009, des employés de la Salle des Operations ayant présenté une conférence de presse sur la situation, nous avions demandé à notre collaborateur Gérard Maxineau d'écrire un texte avec photos à l'appui sur le sujet. Il sera publié, ce lundi au plus tard. Merci pour la remarque. Cyrus Sibert RESEAU CITADELLE www.reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com ____________________________________ Date: Samedi 24 Octobre 2009, 16h38
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vendredi 23 octobre 2009
Repotage Photos violence à Bande du Nord.
vendredi 23 octobre 2009Cap-Haitien : Violence à « Bande du Nord ».
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