Haiti frees US missionary; group leader still held
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Mar 8, 2010 at 5:16 PM MST
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Mar 8, 2010 at 5:16 PM MST
03/08/10
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Haitian authorities have released
one of the last two U.S. Baptist missionaries jailed for trying to
take orphans out of the country after the earthquake.
Charisa Coulter left her cell Monday accompanied staff of the
U.S. Embassy.
The Idaho woman was arrested Jan. 29 with nine other Americans
while trying to leave Haiti with 33 children without the proper
documents. They say they were trying to help orphans after the
earthquake.
Eight of the Americans had been already been released. Still in
custody is their leader, Laura Silsby.
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