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Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic, saying their intention was to get them to a temporary shelter.
"We came into Haiti to help those that really had no other source of help," said Laura Silsby, a member of the group. "We are trusting the truth will be revealed, and we are praying for that."
The five men and five women are from New Life Children's Refuge, an Idaho-based charity. They said they were trying to move the children from Port-au-Prince into the Dominican Republic.
According to the group, the children did not have any passports. Government approval is needed for any Haitian children to leave the country.
A senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the case said there was no indication of child trafficking.
"We came into Haiti to help those that really had no other source of help," said Laura Silsby, a member of the group. "We are trusting the truth will be revealed, and we are praying for that."
The five men and five women are from New Life Children's Refuge, an Idaho-based charity. They said they were trying to move the children from Port-au-Prince into the Dominican Republic.
According to the group, the children did not have any passports. Government approval is needed for any Haitian children to leave the country.
A senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the case said there was no indication of child trafficking.
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