US Missionary Detained In Haiti Over Alleged Child Abuse At Illegal Orphanage As Police Probe Explicit Messages Sent To Minors
Port Au Prince: A US missionary accused of running an illegal orphanage in Haiti has been detained over allegations of child abuse, Haitian police told The Associated Press on Friday. NEWS | American missionary Thomas “Tom” Osbeck has been arrested in Haiti over allegations of child sexual abuse, according to a local source. The missionary faces serious accusations of misconduct spanning several…
Haitian authorities arrested Thomas "Tom" Osbeck, a US missionary, on September 30 over allegations of child sexual abuse at an illegal orphanage, according to local sources. Osbeck is accused of mistreating at least a dozen children and sending explicit messages to minors, as revealed by police spokesperson Arold Jean. The Haitian authorities discovered the explicit messages and the presence of minors at the orphanage during their investigation.
It is unclear if Osbeck has legal representation, and a journalist from the Associated Press was denied access to him in jail on the day of his arrest. Jean also mentioned that Osbeck did not possess the necessary permits to operate an orphanage in Cap-Haitien. Additionally, U.S. authorities have charged another US missionary, Maylon Foshee, with sexually abusing minors during mission trips to Haiti between 2023 and 2026.
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