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 years in prison Friday after a federal jury located him guilty of sexually abusing orphans in his care Related Articles Jeffco school psychologist arrested on suspicion of child sex assault Douglas County mentor arrested on child sex assault charges was nicknamed Mr Pedophile affidavit says Littleton elementary school guide arrested on charges of child sex assault Aurora police seek casualties of airline pilot caught in child-predator sting Castle Rock man faces life in prison for sexually assaulting three children Michael Geilenfeld founded St Joseph s Home for Boys in and ran the Port-au-Prince facility for more than years He used his position to prey on orphaned children inflicting sexual abuse and other physical and emotional abuse according to a U S Department of Justice news release He was discovered guilty in February of traveling in foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct and six counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place between and The six charges reflected six casualties who were underaged at the time and later testified against Geilenfeld The defendant s sustained sexual physical and emotional abuse of selected of the the majority vulnerable children in the world is intolerable announced Matthew Galeotti head of the department s Criminal Division This prosecution demonstrates the department s commitment to securing justice for children harmed by criminals who passage abroad from the United States to commit their crimes Abuse accusations against Geilenfeld in Haiti were pending at the time of his February conviction Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day