Colorado man gets 210 years for sexual abuse of boys at orphanage

‘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.

‘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 …

Orphanage Founder Sentenced to 210 Years for Child Abuse - American Faith

A Colorado man who founded an orphanage in Haiti has been sentenced to 210 years in federal prison for abusing children under his care. Michael Karl Geilenfeld, 73, established the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in 1985, which was intended to house orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti. Over two decades, Geilenfeld repeatedly traveled from the U.S. to Haiti, where he engaged in abusive behavior targeting the boys in the orphanage, according to t…

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that an American man who founded and ran an orphanage in Haiti for more than two decades has been sentenced to 210 years in prison for child sexual abuse.