World | Americans detained Haiti Haiti Judge Frees 8 of 10 Americans Two will remain behind for further questioning By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Feb 17, 2010 3:54 PM CST Copied Laura Silsby, 40, of Meridian, Idaho, will remain behind for now. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A Haitian judge says he decided to free 8 of 10 Americans charged with child kidnapping after their parents testified they voluntarily handed their children over to the missionaries. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil says the 8 are free to leave today without bail or other conditions. He says he still wants to question group leader Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter about their visit to Haiti in December before the earthquake. Saint-Vil also asked for Coulter to be hospitalized because of her diabetes. The group, made up mostly of Baptists from Idaho, was caught trying to take 33 children out of the quake-stricken country late last month. It says it was on a mercy mission and had no intention of trafficking in children. Read These Next Trump birthright citizenship fight revives 1898 case. Army suspends 2 crews over Kid Rock's strange helicopter videos. A federal judge just ordered a halt to Trump's ballroom project. Judge permanently blocks Trump's attempt to defund NPR, PBS. Report an error