Police in the Dominican Republic confirmed to international press the arrest of US citizen 67-year old Michael Geilenfeld in the Dominican Republic. The man is the founder of the Maison Saint-Joseph orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has been accused of molesting boys in his care. Police spokesman Colonel Frank Felix Duran Mejia did not give further information on whether charges had been filed or whether the man would be extradited. At least five men have come forth to accuse Geilenfeld of sexually abusing them when they were minors.
Geilenfeld has always claimed his innocence. He was first arrested in Haiti on 5 September 2014, then incarcerated and released 237 days later.
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Washington Post
16 April 2019