Two dozen impoverished Haitian boys who were sexually abused for years by a Connecticut man who started a charitable effort to help them will finally have access to basic necessities like food, shelter and clothing.
That's because a $12 million settlement was reached on their behalf. Under the settlement agreement approved last month, each boy will receive $500,000 from Fairfield University and other charities that were accused of failing to supervise Douglas Perlitz while he ran the outreach programs to help street children in Haiti. The settlement ends a civil lawsuit against Perlitz, who co-founded a school and residential center in Cap-Haitien where the boys were raped, and several organizations that funded the relief programs, including Fairfield University, The Society of Jesus of New England and the Haiti Fund Inc.
