Weston Priest Named in Sex Abuse Lawsuit

By Bret Silverberg
The Patch
July 18, 2012

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The victim alleges the priest ignored signs that he was being abused at a school for disadvantaged used in Haiti.

A Haitian national is suing a Weston priest who allegedly did nothing to stop him from being sexually abused at a school for disadvantaged youth in Haiti.

The Rev. Paul E. Carrier and others were named in a civil complaint filed Tuesday in Federal Court in Connecticut, which alleges he is responsible for abuse the victim suffered administered by Douglas Perlitz, the former director of Project Pierre Toussaint in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, according to Boston.com.

The suit alleges Carrier, along with Fairfield University and others, had a hand in providing funding for the school in Haiti.

Over 20 former students are suing the priest, according to Boston.com.