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Haiti officials looking into new allegations of sex abuse against US man who founded orphanage

By Staff The Associated Press
Posted October 31, 2015 11:47 am
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In this July 9, 2015 file photo, Michael Geilenfeld arrives at U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in Portland, Maine. Geilenfeld who founded a Haiti orphanage for boys was back in the Caribbean country on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, after a U.S. jury ordered an activist to pay $14.5 million in damages for falsely accusing him of sexually abusing children in his care. View image in full screen
In this July 9, 2015 file photo, Michael Geilenfeld arrives at U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in Portland, Maine. Geilenfeld who founded a Haiti orphanage for boys was back in the Caribbean country on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, after a U.S. jury ordered an activist to pay $14.5 million in damages for falsely accusing him of sexually abusing children in his care. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian investigators say they’re looking into new allegations of sex abuse against a U.S. man who founded an orphanage for boys.

The move comes shortly after an earlier case accusing Michael Geilenfeld of abusing youngsters was sent to an appeals court in the Caribbean country.

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A few months ago, a U.S. jury ordered a Maine activist to pay $14.5 million for falsely accusing Geilenfeld of sexually abusing Haitian children.

The Iowa native founded the St. Joseph Home for Boys in Haiti’s capital decades ago. He denies the allegations of sex abuse that have dogged him for years.

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Haitian police on Friday searched unsuccessfully for Geilenfeld at a private residence and a home for children. A government official showed reporters an arrest warrant for Geilenfeld signed by a prosecutor.

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