Long Prison Term for US Missionary Who Sexually Abused Child in Haiti

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Voice of America News

July 23, 2018 10:40 PM
VOA News

A U.S. missionary will spend 23 years in prison for sexually abusing a child in Haiti.

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Arbaugh lived in Haiti for about 15 years as a Mennonite missionary, visiting children in small towns and villages.

He admitted inappropriately touching a 12-year-old child in 2016.

"James Arbaugh was a wolf in sheep's clothing," Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said in a Justice Department statement on Monday. "He posed as a selfless missionary when in reality he was exploiting his position to prey on and sexually abuse vulnerable children in one of the most impoverished areas of the word."

Read more: https://www.voanews.com/a/long-prison-term-for-us-missionary-who-sexually-abused-child-in-haiti/4496759.html

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Arbaugh, with his visiting dad and mother.

[Midnight Writer]

1. It's a damn shame that groups helping the most vulnerable folk attract the predators.

[marble falls]

2. Not sure why the photo of his parents was necessary, they weren't accused of anything.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. Sentenced by a U.S. federal judge in Virginia.

23 years in a U.S federal prison sounds delightful, compared to the same time in a Haitian prison. It could have been worse for this predator.