L’Affaire Perlitz risque de mettre à nu un réseau complexe d’activités pédophiles en Haïti.

Cap-Haitien, le 14 Octobre 2009

Chers lecteurs,

L'Affaire Douglas Perlitz risque de mettre à nu un réseau complexe d'activités pédophiles en Haïti qui utilise l'Eglise Catholique Haïtienne pour mieux cacher ses opérations.

Réseau Citadelle partage avec le public cette correspondance privée de Paul Kendrick, défenseur des enfants victimes des abus sexuels par des imposteurs qui utilisent la foi pour mieux attaquer leur proies. Depuis 2005, Kendrick et David Clohessy avait signalé cette possibilité aux autorités haïtiennes dont le Ministre Bernard Gousse.

A RESEAU CITADELLE nous avons été contactés par Kendrick en 2008. Il voulait prendre connaissance des informations dont nous disposions pour comparer et parfaire ses convictions sur la situation en Haïti. Dans la lettre que vous allez lire en anglais, Ron Voss, ancien prêtre catholique, l'un des pédophiles réside aux Bahamas. Perlitz se rendait souvent aux Bahamas. Il a pris refuge dans ce pays après les premières dénonciations de Cyrus Sibert -RESEAU CITADELLE.

Un réseau de pédophiles basé aux Etats-Unis et opérant dans la caraïbe, tel est l'adversaire auquel les enfants de rue de la ville du Cap-Haitien auront à faire face.

Nous comprenons mieux aujourd'hui le comportement de ces enquêteurs de CRS (Catholique Reliefs Service).

Lisez:

1 - Cap-Haitien : Des enfants de rue condamnés à l'exploitation sexuelle.
http://reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com/2009/02/cap-haitien-des-enfants-de-rue.html

2 - Pétition en faveur des victimes de la pédophilie au Cap-Haitien.
http://reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com/2009/10/petition-en-faveur-des-victimes-de-la.html

Les enjeux sont de taille. Les menaces sont sérieuses. Que le ciel nous soit en aide.

La bataille continue !

Cyrus Sibert
P.o.Box 242,
http://fr.mc276.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=reseaucitadelle@yahoo.fr, http://fr.mc276.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=souvenirfm@yahoo.fr
Tel: 509-3686-9669 / 509-3449-5707
Cap-Haitien, Haiti
http://www.reseaucitadelle.blogsot.com/
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Cyrus,

You would not believe the amount of resistance David Clohessy and I encountered when we first called attention to former Catholic priest, Ron Voss. Voss fled to Haiti in the mid-eighties when allegations of child sex abuse against him first surfaced.

By coincidence, it was Doug Perlitz who recommended I contact Voss. During my first trip to Haiti in April 2003, I was focused on establishing a partnership between my Cathedral parish in Maine and the Cathedral parish in Cap Haitian. When I met with Doug for lunch, he told me that Ron Voss was the contact person in Port au Prince for the Parish Twinning Program of the Americas.

At a later date, I sent an email to Doug and asked him if he had known that Voss was an admitted child molester. I received a one word response, "No."

Soon after we wrote this letter to the Minister of Justice, Voss fled Haiti for political reasons. He now resides in the Bahamas.

Paul

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
SNAP Press ReleaseGiving Voice to Victims
For Immediate Release:Friday, February 25, 2005
For more information:David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP National Director 314 566-9790

Paul Kendrick of Portland Maine, VOTF 207 838-6985
Sex Abuse Victims Urge Haitian Government To Investigate Ex-Priest
He's Admitted Molesting "Many Boys" in US Former Cleric Questioned in Recent Massive Jail Break But Group Says Officials Should Also Look Into Possible Sex Crimes

A support group for clergy sex abuse victims is asking Haitian government officials to broaden their investigation of a former Catholic priest to include the possible sexual abuse of children. The ex-cleric was questioned earlier this week about his alleged involvement in a jailbreak of some 500 prisoners.

The defrocked Indiana priest, Ron Voss, admitted in 1997: "My sins are too numerous to detail, but the most grievous gather around the sexual abuse of many adolescent boys, including some minors."
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/10984138.htm

Voss was interviewed earlier this week by Haitian Minister of Justice Bernard Gousse in connection with an escape last Saturday by inmates at a Port-au-Prince prison.
Voss has been director of Visitation House in Port-au-Prince for almost fifteen years.

Visitation House provides lodging for visitors to Haiti. It is often the base for volunteers from U.S. churches and other groups that work in Haiti's slums or interior. Voss constructed a soccer field behind Visitation House for use by area youth.

"Unsuspecting American tourists and Catholic volunteers have stayed with Voss for years,' said David Clohessy, SNAP's national director. "But we're equally concerned about the safety and welfare of especially vulnerable Haitian children that Voss might have sexually assaulted.'

In a letter to Haitian Minister of Justice Gousse, Clohessy and another activist urged that announcements about Voss' criminal behavior be made public and that any possible victims or witnesses are urged to come forward.

"What are the odds that an admitted serial child molester is magically cured of compulsive sexual urges simply because he moves overseas?" asked Paul Kendrick of Portland Maine. Kendrick, the founder of Maine Voice of the Faithful, has done volunteer work in Haiti. "We'd all love to believe such miracles happen. But that would be playing Russian roulette with the emotional, spiritual and physical safety of kids."

Both Clohessy and Kendrick stressed that they have no idea whether Voss was involved in the jailbreak.

"In fact, we strongly urge government officials to do as we do in America - assume Voss is innocent until proven guilty," said Clohessy. "Our request has nothing to do with Voss' political activities. We just want to make sure children are safe. If they have been hurt, we want them to get help."

A copy of the letter, sent today to Haitian officials via fax, is below:
February 25, 2005 M. Bernard GousseMinister of Justice and Public Safety9 Ave. Charles SumnerPort-au-Prince, Haitic/o Embassy of the Republic of Haiti - Washington, DCFax 202 745-7215

Dear Minister Gousse,

We urge you to begin an investigation into whether Haitian children may have been sexually abused by Ron Voss, Director of Visitation House in Port au Prince. Voss, a fomer Catholic priest, has admitted to sexually abusing "many adolescent boys including some minors" while working as a priest in Indiana.

Voss' move to Haiti resembles a pattern recently exposed by the Dallas Morning News. That newspaper documented how accused priests frequently move or are transferred overseas -- often to Third World countries where underfunded law enforcement may be less vigorous and children in poverty may be more vulnerable.

We urge you to publicize Voss' history of child abuse. Please publicly urge anyone who has experienced sexual abuse by Voss to report the crimes to public authorities. Please urge anyone who has witnessed or suspected that Voss has abused children to report this to police and prosecutors immediately.

In many Haitian families, there is only one parent. There is little or no work. Thousands upon thousands of children roam the streets. It is estimated that up to 10% of Haitian children are sold into slavery. Educational, cultural and financial gaps are even more pronounced in Haiti, which make abuse more likely and makes detecting and punishing offenders less likely.

Voss currently serves as the Director of the Parish Twinning Program of the Americas' (PTPA) Visitation House in Port au Prince. He is a former Vice-President of PTPA's Board of Directors. Visitation House is a place where hundreds of Catholic parishioners have stayed when they pass through or work in Port au Prince.

In Haiti, Voss has the same access to children as anyone else. In fact, he is seen by some as a local hero of sorts. However, in a 1997 interview conducted by The Indianapolis Star, Dr. Frederick Berlin of the Johns Hopkins National Institute for the Study, Prevention, and Treatment of Sexual Trauma stated that a man with Voss' history should "not be somewhere else where vulnerable youngsters can be victimized by him. Kids are just as important in Haiti as they are in a hometown of Indiana."

Thank you.

Paul Kendrick

Co-founder, Maine Voice of the FaithfulPortland, Maine(207) 838-1319 David ClohessyNational Director, SNAPSurvivors Network of those Abused by PriestsSt. Louis MO 63143314 566 9790 cell, 314 645 5915

http://www.snapnetwork.org/snap_press_releases/2005_press_releases/022505_priest_in_haiti.htm

MODELH-PRDH, le Parti de Dr Guy Théodore, en crise.

James Constant

Par Cyrus Sibert, Cap-Haitien, Haïti, le 14/10/2009
Radio Souvenir FM, 106.1 : souvenirfm@yahoo.fr
Le Ré.Cit. : www.reseaucitadelle.blogspot.com/

Une dernière goute fait renverser le vase dans la situation des confrontations qui existent au sein du MODELH-PRDH. Le 9 octobre 2009, le nouveau Conseil Exécutif National du parti a été dans le nord d’Haïti pour élire une coordination départementale. Conformément à l’article 31 des Statuts en vigueurs, ‘‘L’ordre du jour sera établi par le bureau départemental moyennant avis favorable du CEN. Sur cette convocation du CEN, l’assemblée départementale se réunit deux mois avant la date fixée pour les élections sous la direction du président du MODEL-PRDH.’’ Cet article n’a pas été respecté. Un comité a ainsi vu le jour dans des conditions extrastatutaires.

James Constant, 32 ans, enseignant, est trésorier du comité communal de la ville du Cap-Haitien. Il a contacté RESEAU CITADELLE pour nous mettre au courant de sa décision d’abandonner le parti de Dr Guy Théodore. Car, selon lui, le leader ne respecte pas les statuts du parti, allant jusqu’à qualifier ses protestations contre la violation de l’article 31 de « Pale franse ». Le jeune étudiant de la faculté de Droit du Cap-Haitien dit regretter ses sacrifices au sein du MODELH-PRDH et veut que ses protestations soient publiques. Pourtant, depuis plus de deux ans, il travaille à la structuration du parti, avec l’espoir que cette nouvelle organisation politique respecterait ses statuts à savoir la décentralisation, l’autonomie des structures locales, la concertation et le respect des militants. Ils plusieurs jeunes étudiants à quitter le navire.

En effet, depuis plusieurs mois une situation de tension traverse le mouvement de Dr Guy Deve Théodore. L’objectif électoral du président du parti enfonce le mouvement dans des litiges contreproductifs. Au détriment des jeunes qui on mit leur courage à profit, des inconnus sont imposés avec des tactiques qualifiées par les victimes de machiavéliques.

La liste des mécontents augmente considérablement. Me Camille Leblanc, Wilfrid Ulysse (Ito), Dr Robert Joseph sont des leaders de poids écartés en faveur d’autres à la tête du parti.

Me Camille joint par téléphone confirme sa décision d’abandonner le parti. « Il y a aujourd’hui au sein du MODELH-PRDH des individus qui ne correspondent pas à la morale de l’organisation. L’actuel Vice-président Gilbert Myrtil a été accusé par le Sénateur Sabalat de faux et d’utilisation de fausses informations dans son curriculum vitae pour arriver à la tête de la Cour Supérieur des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif. Je n’ai rien contre Dr Guy Théodore. Il m’a invité au sein du MODELH-PRDH. Si aujourd’hui, à la faveur des objectifs électoraux, il décide d’intégrer des individus non crédibles, c’est à moi de partir. J’aurais préféré qu’on maintienne une différence entre le candidat, sa structure de campagne et le parti. Considérant l’insistance de Dr Guy Théodore à placer à la tete du parti toute personne se disant capable de le supporter, MODELH-PRDH risque de disparaitre avec les élections. Lors de la dernière assemblée, selon les déclarations de membres du parti, on a écarté des comités de Carrefour, Gantier, Font-Parisien et le comité départemental de l’Ouest. Seulement, quatre (4) comités ont été invités. Une stratégie qui visait à favoriser l’élection de ces personnes que j’ai dénoncées publiquement et qui ont proféré des menaces publiques contre ma personne » a t-il déclaré.

James Constant se dit déçu. Selon lui, la situation au sein de MODELH-PRDH est consternante. Elle impose la prudence !

RESEAU CITADELLE (Le Ré.Cit), le 14 Octobre 2009, 18 heures 04.

Douglas Perlitz : Information about the situation in Cap-Haitian. (By Cyrus Sibert)

On Oct 13, 2009, at 16:15, Reseau Citadelle - Cyrus Sibert <reseaucitadelle@ yahoo.fr> wrote: Dear Paul,   I am back in Cap-Haitian since October 12th 2009.. Upon my arrival in Port-au prince I was told by Robinson who is a custodian of the Pierre Toussaint Project's assets that at a radio station of Cap-Haitian named Radio Passion has aired last week-end information that Douglas will be released soon.     I am going to write an article on the situation but I think that they are trying to pressure kids who want to testify. As you know, impunity is a way of life in Haiti and the good part of the judicial system is on the auction block. Judges, lawyers and policemen will sell their souls to the highest bidder.   Now I am working on collecting physical evidences. There is some overwhelming evidences that will make the case stick. The local prosecutor should summon those who are trying to divert, intimidate, coerce those providing incriminating proof.   Notice that the defense attorney builds his case on the lack of professionalism of the local police.. Tell him that 3 police officers with high experience in ''child abuse'' worked on the case with Haitian police. One of them is a retired police officer from Canada named Gilles Saindon, Sergent-Detective, Section Agression Sexuelles, Service des enquêtes spécialisées et du Soutien aux operations, 7275, rue Sherbrooke Bureau 605, Montréal (Quebec) H1N 1E9, gilles.saindon@ spvm.qc.ca, 514-280-8502, Fax: 514-280-6954. Another one is a policeman from Canada working at UNPOL (the police of United Nations in Haiti) Gillessavard2318@ hotmail.com. A third officer is a Spanish policewoman: miranda1801@ hotmail.com.   This information could help you defend the street kids.   Cyrus Sibert Cap-Haitian, Haiti

Abuse Victims in Haiti need to feel safe

John Marshall Lee Bridgeport VOTF Dear Mr. Lee, There are many things going on behind the scenes that you could not possibly know regarding the Douglas Perlitz and Fairfield University situation. I will tell you, though, that serious efforts are being made by Perlitz and others to silence the victims in Haiti. Many of the boys in Haiti and their families are worried and fearful about Perlitz's release on bond. I want to honor their courage and bravery for coming forward to expose Perlitz. These kids have placed themselves in great danger. The boys need everyone's support. The judicial system will sort out the details of this case, but the boys must be protected and made to feel safe. I hope you will keep these kids in mind if you are called upon to speak about this issue. Please know that the children in Haiti are watching us closely via the Internet. They can "hear" everything we say. At the same time, Perlitz's lawyer and prominent Catholics in your community are doing everything they can to disparage and diminish the victims. I hope you will pass this message on to your members. Sincerely, Paul Kendrick Fairfield University '72

Haïti-Port-de-Paix/Drogue : le juge instructeur du dossier ordonne le jugement d’une trentaine de personnes

Écrit par Dabouze Figaro Lundi, 12 Octobre 2009 18:48 Dans une ordonnance en date du 22 septembre 2009, le juge d'instruction près le Tribunal de première instance de Port-de-Paix, Me Vinx Etienne a ordonné le jugement par devant le tribunal criminel de plus d'une trentaine de personnes dont des hauts cadres de l'appareil judiciaire et des policiers membres du service départemental de la police judiciaire, dans le cadre de l'enquête relative au dossier de drogue de Lavaud, une localité de Port-de-Paix (Nord-ouest d'Haïti). Adoptant en partie le réquisitoire définitif du commissaire du gouvernement Me Frédéric Bénèche, le juge d'instruction a déclaré dans son ordonnance qu'il y a charges et indices suffisants contre près de 34 inculpés dans le dossier. Les autorités judicaires telles Me René Moïse jouant le rôle de commissaire du gouvernement a.i d'alors, Me Bouquet Saint-Marc, juge de paix titulaire du tribunal de Port-de-Paix, Jean Mathieu Dorvelus juge de paix suppléant, Gaby Dorélien et Louis Albert Loriston tous deux greffiers du tribunal de paix de Port-de-Paix, ont été renvoyés par devant le Tribunal criminel, selon le vœu de l'article 119 du code de l'instruction criminelle pour être jugés et punis comme auteurs du crime de la forfaiture et des délits de fonctionnaires publics et des soustractions commises par les dépositaires publics, conformément aux articles 127 et 130 du code pénal haïtien et la loi du 21 février 2001 sur le blanchiment d'argent. Les autres inculpés Pierrelus Ramy ex-agent de l'unité départemental de maintien d'ordre (UDMO), Registe Harry ex-inspecteur et responsable du service départemental de la police judiciaire, Eberle Théophile ex-agent de l'UDMO, Alexis Petit François, Charlotin Jimmy Anglade, Toussaint Célestin, Gary Saint Vil, Jabouin Patrick, Ductan Ezéchias, Comte Michelet, Jean Mary Louiternier (DSPJ), Accelus Wagonel, Lixon Vincent, Jean Rejunel, Garry Beauvil, Wilson Louidor, Melidor Jean Marc, Ludner Bélisaire, Belony Robenson ex-policier affecté au bureau du service départemental de la police judiciaire (SDPJ), Nuclase Jean Simon, Edmond Brutus, et Ansy Mont Rose ont été également renvoyés par devant le tribunal criminel. Les accusés Bernard Mary Dadaille directeur départemental de Police d'alors, Michenet Balthazar et Marc Markendy, cousin du présumé narcotrafiquant Alain Désir, y ont été renvoyés comme complices du crime susmentionné. Le juge Vinx Etienne a par ailleurs ordonné la prise de corps des nommés Charlotin Jimmy Anglade, Toussaint Célestin et Garry Saint Vil des policiers ayant participé à la perquisition de Lavaud, Bernard Mary Dadaille, Michenet Balthazar(ex-commissaire du gouvernement), Nuclase Jean Simon, Edmond Brutus et Ansy Mont Rose et a déclaré qu'il n'y a pas lieu à suivre contre les nommés Kerline Jean, Sainvilia Saint Charles, Dumarsais Louidor, Patrick Me Eugène et Ronel Gélin pour insuffisance de charges. Selon ce qui est écrit dans cette ordonnance de 35 pages, Kerline Jean, Sainvilia Saint Charles, Dumarsais Louidor, Patrick Me Eugène et Ronel Gélin devraient être mis en libertés s'ils ne sont pas retenus pour d'autres charges, car, souligne l'ordonnance, ils sont hors des liens d'inculpations. Dans l'intervalle, le juge s'est déclaré incompétent pour instruire soit à charge et à décharge contre le nommé Samson Mangle inculpé dans le dossier, du fait de son statut de membre de la Minustah. Le juge rappelle que ce dernier ne peut être jugé selon les lois haïtiennes, ce, suivant la convention signée entre l'Etat Haïtien et l'organisation des Nations Unies. Des inculpés tels Me René Moise, Jean Mary Dadaille, Michenet Balthazar, Toussaint Célestin, Charlotin Jimmy Anglade, Gary Saint Vil, Nuclasse Jean Simon, Ansy Mont Rose et Edmond Brutus sont dans le maquis. L'ordonnance et toutes les pièces de la procédure devaient être acheminées au commissaire du gouvernement pour les suites légales.

Bulletin météo du mardi 13 octobre 2009.

Valable jusqu'au 15 octobre 2009

Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l'Atlantique:
De l'air sec et stable (beau temps) influence la météo sur une bonne partie de la caraïbe ce matin. Cependant, de la pluie sectorielle modérée et des orages isolés restent encore possibles sur Haïti ce soir.

Prévisions pour Haïti :
- Temps partiellement ensoleillé ce matin ;
- Périodes nuageuses en fin de journée;
- Températures agréables en journée en fin de nuit ;
- Pluie modérée et orages isolés possibles ce soir notamment dans le centre, le nord-est, l'ouest, le sud-est, les nippes.

Prévisions pour Port-au-Prince et environs:
· Ensoleillé ce matin ;
· Passages nuageux cet après-midi ;
· Tº. max. : 35ºC ; Tº min: 23ºC ;
· Chance de pluie et d'orages isolés cet après-midi et ce soir.

Lever & coucher du soleil pour Port-au-Prince :
Aujourd'hui 13 oct.
Lever : 05h 43 mn
Coucher : 17h 28 mn

Mercredi 14 oct.
Lever : 05h 43 mn
Coucher : 17h 27 mn

Jeudi 15 oct.
Lever : 05h 43 mn
Coucher : 17h 26 mn

Jacquet Jackson, prévisionniste au CNM


Bulletin météo marine mardi 13 octobre 2009
Valable jusqu'au 14 octobre 2009

Prévisions maritimes:
Zone côtière nord :
Mardi & mercredi
* Vent du secteur est: 10-15 nœuds ;
* Hauteur des vagues : 3 à 4 pieds ;
* Mer peu agitée.

Golfe de la Gonâve :
Mardi & mercredi
* Vent du secteur est: 10/15 nœuds ;
* Hauteur des vagues : 3 à 4 pieds ;
* Mer peu agitée.

Zone côtière sud :
Mardi & mercredi
* Vent du secteur est : 10/15 nœuds ;
* Hauteur des vagues : 3 à 4 pieds ;
* Pluie et orages isolés en pm ;
* Mer peu agitée.

Jacquet Jackson, Prévisionniste au CNM

Letter-writing campaign aims to keep Perlitz jailed.

By Michael P. Mayko STAFF WRITER
Updated: 10/13/2009 04:05:52 PM EDT
http://www.connpost.com/ci_13552096

While Fairfield County residents try to raise money for the nearly $5 million bond imposed on Douglas Perlitz following his arrest last month for allegedly molesting boys at his Haitian charity, a group of Haitian lawyers and an advocate for sexual-assault victims have launched a letter-writing campaign to keep him behind bars.

Perlitz, a Fairfield University graduate presented an honorary degree in 2002 by the school for establishing Project Pierre Toussaint, a program to house, feed and school homeless Haitian boys, was arrested on federal charges Sept. 16 alleging that he sexually abused at least nine of the children during the past decade. He has denied the charges in court and to a federal agent.

On Oct. 19, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis will consider releasing Perlitz if the approximately $5 million bond is raised, and additional people volunteer to watch him during his release.

But not if Marguerite Laurent, president of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network, and Paul Kendrick, co-founder of the Maine chapter of Voice of the Faithful, which advocates on behalf of individuals sexually abused by Catholic clergy, have any say about Perlitz' release.

The pair is urging members of their groups to send letters to Margolis, who is considering releasing Perlitz on Oct. 19. Kendrick also wrote William F. Dow III, Perlitz's lawyer, and Philip Allen Lacovara, a New York lawyer who was a board member of the Haiti Fund, which raised money for Project Pierre Toussaint.

"I'm not going to stand by and let Dow throw as much mud against the wall, hoping to kick up a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with this case," said Kendrick, who with
Laurent say they will attend the Oct. 19 hearing at U.S. District Court in New Haven. "I want to know how certain they can be that Doug Perlitz didn't abuse any victims in Haiti and they can guarantee he won't abuse any more in the Fairfield neighborhood where he is allowed to live," he said.

Under the terms of a preliminary release order suggested by Dow last week, Perlitz would be allowed to work in the law office of Thomas Tisdale on Spruce Street in Fairfield and live in the Congress Street home of Anthony and Laura Sirianni. Anthony Sirianni is a retired lawyer who has multiple sclerosis and is confined to a wheelchair.

But if Perlitz is released as expected, Kendrick said he will be distributing "warning leaflets to neighbors about Perlitz' background and dangerous presence in the Fairfield community."
"After all," Kendrick added, "children depend upon the adults in their lives to protect them."

In a letter to Dow, Kendrick wrote, "I am asking you to act as a responsible and accountable member of the community by using your own common sense to help protect children from being sexually abused . You must know that you are gambling with the lives of innocent children. It is not possible for anyone, Mr. Dow, other than his prison guards, to supervise and monitor Perlitz's every move."

"When people bring out the pitchforks and the torches, they infect everybody and cripple the presumption of innocence," Dow responded Tuesday.

The New Haven defense lawyer maintains that sexual-abuse allegations may be the result of a "Hatfield-McCoy" dispute between factions of Haitian boys and supervisors at Project Pierre Toussaint in one of the poorest nations in the world.

"There's no claim of any misconduct by Mr. Perlitz in the United States," Dow said. "Mr. Perlitz is presumed to be innocent. His supporters fervently believe his innocence. He's legendary for a history of good works."

But Kendrick claims that if Perlitz is released on bail, "there is nothing to stop him from using prepaid phone cards or prepaid cell phones to continue his threats and intimidation of his victims in Haiti."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Krishna Patel, who is prosecuting the case, has raised that same concern.
Patel told Margolis last week that Perlitz received 17 phone calls from Haiti on Sept. 15, a day before his arrest in Colorado. She also filed documentation showing Perlitz traveled five times to the Dominican Republic and once to El Salvador as recently as March, supposedly to meet with people formerly associated with his program.

Laurent's letter to Margolis warns the judge that Perlitz's release "will cause greater fear among the victims who were abused as well as allow Perlitz more opportunity to continue his campaigns to stop victims from testifying."

She claims most of the victims are "vulnerable orphans with no parents, no shelter and little or no state protection in Haiti."

Laurent urged other Haitian lawyers in an e-mail to write the judge.

"The children victims have already suffered the unspeakable, now powerful forces and collaborators connected with this case with money and influence may be hunting them down to prevent their testifying," the letter reads.. "Opportunists abound everywhere to influence these small victims."