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22 November 2015

New Cases against Convicted Pedophile and Haitian Orphanage Responsible for Sexual Abuse of Hundreds of Boys

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Simmons Hanly Conroy, working with Boston-based plaintiffs' attorney Mitchell Garabedian, has filed over 100 new cases alleging sex abuse of young Haitian boys at an orphanage in Haiti more than seven years ago by convicted pedophile Douglas Perlitz.
The new cases, filed Nov. 12 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, follow the 2013 landmark settlement for $12 million of 24 consolidated sex abuse cases alleging negligent supervision of Perlitz at the orphanage. Simmons Hanly Conroy negotiated that settlement, paid by defendants the Society of Jesus of New England; Fairfield University; the Order of Malta; Hope Carter, a volunteer at the Haitian facility; and Father Paul Carrier.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/simmons-hanly-conroy-files-new-cases-against-convicted-pedophile-and-haitian-orphanage-responsible-for-sexual-abuse-of-hundreds-of-boys-300182611.html