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(CNN) -- Seventeen more Haitian men are suing a convicted American aid worker and affiliated institutions for sexual abuse they say they suffered while living at a charitable school intended to feed, clothe, educate and house the needy.
Haitians Sue Jesuits, Connecticut School Over Aid Worker's Sexual Abuse of Children
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Each of the 17 young men is seeking $20 million in damages.
The lawsuits, filed in a U.S. District Court in Connecticut Thursday, bring to 21 the number of victims suing Douglas Perlitz, a lauded Fairfield University graduate, and others who were involved in running Project Pierre Toussaint, a school for destitute children in Haiti's second largest city.
Perlitz, 41, once hailed as a savior at the school, pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexual abuse and was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison in December 2010.
Some of the boys, who have grown to adulthood, appeared in court for Perlitz's sentencing more than a year ago. Now, they want to be compensated.
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