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 Bodies found at lifetime felon's former home. The Amazon-USPS partnership could soon be coming to a close. Gene Simmons says Congress has to fix the radio business model. Pamela Anderson would rather not be known as Pamela Anderson. Report an error