"Stolen Children": the American missionary in Haiti will be considered
The American missionary Laura Silsby, arrested in late January at the border Dominican for "child stealing", will be tried in Haiti for "travel illegally," he told AFP on Monday one of its lawyers.
"The judge's order was issued Monday to the prosecutor of Port-au-Prince, Laura now in prison to be dealt with by the criminal court for illegally traveling to Haiti," said Mr. Louis Ricardo Chachoutte.
Ms. Silsby is presented as the leader of a group of 10 American Baptists charged early February to kidnapping minors "and" criminal association "after being arrested in late January with 33 Haitian children undocumented Dominican border. The nine others had been released in March.
The order of magistrate judge also asks the Haitian Pastor John St. City, currently residing in the United States, added the lawyer.
According to him, Pastor Holy City "took care of an orphanage who had contact with Laura Silsby. If Mr. St. City refused to submit to the Haitian justice, he will be tried in absentia, "said Mr. Chachoutte.
Upon their arrest, the 10 Americans had explained that he acted with good intentions, believing that the children were orphans, but some parents said their side that they had reached an agreement with them for entrusting their children. The 33 small
Haitians have since reunited with their families after a stay in an orphanage in the US-based NGO Save the c
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