American Missionaries Cleared of Kidnapping Charges

A Haitian judge has dropped the kidnapping charges against all ten American missionaries detained for trying to take children out of the country after the January 12 earthquake. However,  Laura Silsby, the group’s leader, remains in jail and still faces a charge of organizing the illegal transportation of thirty-three children. If convicted she could face up to three years in prison.

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