On September 22, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana and the Federal Bureau of Investigation secured a federal criminal complaint charging Maylon Foshee, a 23-year-old from Mansfield, with engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in a foreign country. If convicted, Foshee faces up to 30 years in federal prison.
According to court documents, Foshee made numerous trips to Haiti between 2023 and 2026 while working with a ministry organization in Gonaives, a coastal city in Haiti. During that period, Foshee allegedly engaged in illicit sexual conduct with several minor victims under his care, including minors who resided with him or who received financial support from him.
In August 2026, investigators interviewed three minor victims who described incidents of alleged sexual abuse that occurred while Foshee housed or supervised them in Haiti. The FBI investigated the case. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cheyenne Y. Wilson, with assistance from Legal Assistant Amanda Morgan.
“Protecting children from sexual abuse wherever it occurs is one of this Administration’s highest priorities, and identifying, investigating, and prosecuting child predators in our Louisiana communities lies at the heart of our Office’s mission to keep our communities safe,” said U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller. “Our Office thanks the FBI for its phenomenal investigative work and looks forward to seeing justice done in this significant case.”
A criminal complaint is an allegation. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
