PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge.
Judge Bernard Saint-Vil says Laura Silsby has been charged for a newly discovered, alleged attempt to bus child earthquake survivors to the Dominican Republic on Jan. 26.
She already could face trial on kidnapping and criminal-association charges from her group's attempt to take 33 children across the border without permission three days later.
Saint-Vil has added the new charge of "organization of irregular trips," from a 1980 law restricting travel out of Haiti that was signed by then-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Saint-Vil today told CNN that he expects to complete his investigation next week, and decide whether to proceed with a trial.
After the judge submits his decision to Haiti's attorney general, the attorney general will have five working days to give his opinion. Then the judge will announce his decision.
Here are the penalties for the charges against the 10 Baptists:
- 3 to 15 years for criminal association
- 3 to 9 years for kidnapping of a minor
- and 3 to 6 years for organizing irregular travel.
