Europe EditionColorado man gets 210 years for sexual abuse of boys at orphanage
- Michael Karl Geilenfeld, a 73-year-old Colorado man, received a 210-year prison sentence on Friday for sexually abusing boys at his Haitian orphanage.
- Geilenfeld operated the St. Joseph's Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince for over two decades, using his missionary position to prey on vulnerable children.
- During a three-week federal trial in February, six victims testified about sexual, physical, and emotional abuse occurring between 2005 and 2010 at the orphanage.
- U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz called Geilenfeld “no man of God,” noted his obstruction of justice, and described the abuse as intolerable to the most vulnerable children.
- The sentence amounts to life imprisonment given his age, reflects the court’s commitment to justice for abused children, and drew mixed defense remarks labeling it excessive.
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One by one they spoke of their pain, their nightmares and shame, and the suicidal thoughts. Amid pleas for psychological help and justice, they described how the American founder of their Port-au-Prince orphanage lured them in with the promise of an education and a better life. But Michael Karl Geilenfeld, who operated several orphanages and a home for the disabled in Haiti over a span of 30 years, was no “man of God,” the 10 men told a U.S. fed…
‘Worst of the worst:’ Miami judge says as Haiti orphanage founder gets 210 years
MIAMI — One by one they spoke of their pain, their nightmares and shame, and the suicidal thoughts. Amid pleas for psychological help and justice, they described how the American founder of their Port-au-Prince orphanage lured them in with promise of an education and a better life. But Michael Karl Geilenfeld, who operated several orphanages and a home for the disabled in Haiti over a span of ...
Littleton man gets 210 years for abusing children at his Haitian orphanage
A Littleton man who founded an orphanage in Haiti received the maximum sentence of 210 years in prison Friday after a federal jury found him guilty of sexually abusing orphans in his care. Related Articles Jeffco school psychologist arrested on suspicion of child sex assault Douglas County teacher arrested on child sex assault charges was nicknamed ‘Mr. Pedophile,’ affidavit says Littleton elementa…
Colorado man gets 210 years for sexual abuse of boys at orphanage
DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado man received a sentence of 210 years in prison for sexually abusing numerous children in care at the orphanage he founded and directed in Haiti, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. The man, identified as 73-year-old Michael Karl Geilenfeld, most recently lived in Littleton. He founded St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in Haiti in 1985. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The …
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