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White Homosexual Liberal Matthew Andrew Carter Finally Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Haitian Black Boys.
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Aug 20, 2013, 2:28:20 PM8/20/13
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MIAMI -- A Michigan man was convicted Thursday of traveling to
Haiti to sexually abuse young residents of a group home he ran
for poor children in the Caribbean country.
After 90 minutes of deliberation, jurors convicted Matthew
Andrew Carter, of Brighton, Mich., on five counts of traveling
from Florida for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with
minors, along with one count of attempting child sex tourism.
Carter, who also went by the names "William Charles Harcourt"
and "Bill Carter," ran the Morning Star Center in Haiti, first
in Croix-des-Bouquets and then in the capital of Port-au-Prince,
from 1995 until 2011. His attorneys have described him as a
military veteran who became a missionary and wanted to lift a
generation of Haitian children out of poverty through education
and Bible study.
Carter, 67, had no reaction as the verdict was read, but denied
the allegations when he testified Tuesday. Both prosecutors and
Carter's attorneys declined comment after the trial.
Former Morning Star residents testified in Miami federal court
during the three-week trial that Carter forced them to perform
sexual acts on him when they were children.
In closing arguments Thursday morning, defense attorney Stuart
Adelstein said there were no photographs, videos, DNA or other
physical evidence that supported the witnesses' testimonies.
"There is absolutely nothing to corroborate or verify what
people said," Adelstein said.
Prosecutor Bonnie Kane said Carter targeted impoverished and
vulnerable children and returned to Haiti year after year to
force the children to satisfy his sexual demands.
"His pattern and routine was clear and well-established," Kane
said.
Carter forced the children to engage in sexual acts with him in
exchange for food, clothes, toys, a place to sleep and an
education, Kane said.
"Nothing was for free at the Morning Star Center," she said.
U.S. authorities arrested Carter on May 8, 2011, at Miami
International Airport, just before he could board a flight to
Haiti.
Carter testified that Haitian national police investigated
multiple complaints of sexual misconduct on his part at the
center over the last decade. Haitian authorities never charged
him with any crime, nor did they shut down the center until
after his arrest in the U.S.
"Morning Star stayed open because there was nothing improper
going on," Adelstein said.
Thousands of children in Haiti live in orphanages even though at
least one parent may be living. The Haitian government took the
rare step of shutting down the Morning Star Center after
Carter's 2011 arrest.
Judge Joan Lenard scheduled Carter's sentencing hearing for May
20. The first count of traveling from Florida to Haiti for the
purpose of engaging in sexual activity with minors carries a
maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Carter faces a maximum
of 30 years in prison for each of the remaining charges.
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MIAMI -- A Michigan man was convicted Thursday of traveling to
Haiti to sexually abuse young residents of a group home he ran
for poor children in the Caribbean country.
After 90 minutes of deliberation, jurors convicted Matthew
Andrew Carter, of Brighton, Mich., on five counts of traveling
from Florida for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with
minors, along with one count of attempting child sex tourism.
Carter, who also went by the names "William Charles Harcourt"
and "Bill Carter," ran the Morning Star Center in Haiti, first
in Croix-des-Bouquets and then in the capital of Port-au-Prince,
from 1995 until 2011. His attorneys have described him as a
military veteran who became a missionary and wanted to lift a
generation of Haitian children out of poverty through education
and Bible study.
Carter, 67, had no reaction as the verdict was read, but denied
the allegations when he testified Tuesday. Both prosecutors and
Carter's attorneys declined comment after the trial.
Former Morning Star residents testified in Miami federal court
during the three-week trial that Carter forced them to perform
sexual acts on him when they were children.
In closing arguments Thursday morning, defense attorney Stuart
Adelstein said there were no photographs, videos, DNA or other
physical evidence that supported the witnesses' testimonies.
"There is absolutely nothing to corroborate or verify what
people said," Adelstein said.
Prosecutor Bonnie Kane said Carter targeted impoverished and
vulnerable children and returned to Haiti year after year to
force the children to satisfy his sexual demands.
"His pattern and routine was clear and well-established," Kane
said.
Carter forced the children to engage in sexual acts with him in
exchange for food, clothes, toys, a place to sleep and an
education, Kane said.
"Nothing was for free at the Morning Star Center," she said.
U.S. authorities arrested Carter on May 8, 2011, at Miami
International Airport, just before he could board a flight to
Haiti.
Carter testified that Haitian national police investigated
multiple complaints of sexual misconduct on his part at the
center over the last decade. Haitian authorities never charged
him with any crime, nor did they shut down the center until
after his arrest in the U.S.
"Morning Star stayed open because there was nothing improper
going on," Adelstein said.
Thousands of children in Haiti live in orphanages even though at
least one parent may be living. The Haitian government took the
rare step of shutting down the Morning Star Center after
Carter's 2011 arrest.
Judge Joan Lenard scheduled Carter's sentencing hearing for May
20. The first count of traveling from Florida to Haiti for the
purpose of engaging in sexual activity with minors carries a
maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Carter faces a maximum
of 30 years in prison for each of the remaining charges.
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