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====Kenya Abduction Charges====

[[File:James Montagu and Barry Mendez campaigning outside the Kenyan High Comission in London for the abduction charges against fellow Jesus Christians Roland and Susan Gianstefani to be dropped. July 2005.jpg|thumb|Jesus Christians James Montagu and Barry Mendez campaigning outside the Kenyan High Commission in London in July 2005 for the charges against Roland and Susan Gianstefani to be dropped]]
In 2005, a charge of abduction was made against Roland and Susan Gianstefani in Kenya, this time by the father of a 27-year-old single mother Betty Njoroge, who had joined the community with her 7-year-old son. The woman released a video on the group's website declaring that she and her son had not been kidnapped and that her father was responsible for the case being pursued as he wanted custody of her son.<ref>{{cite web|title=Betty's Video Statement|url=https://jesuschristians.com/media-section/controversies/kenyan-kidnapping-charges/video-radio-kenya-kidnapping/622-bettys-video-statement|publisher=Jesus Christians}}</ref> Roland Gianstefani was arrested, questioned by police, and held for several days without charge until the Australian embassy insisted he be charged or released.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cult member held over woman's 'abduction'|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/cult-member-held-over-womans-abduction/2005/06/27/1119724574085.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald | date=27 June 2005}}</ref> Roland and his wife Susan were charged<ref>{{cite news|title=Australian cult member arrested in Kenya|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/australian-cult-member-arrested-in-kenya/2005/07/19/1121538962645.html|publisher=The Age|accessdate=19 May 2013|location=Melbourne|date=19 July 2005}}</ref> and Roland was held in a remand prison in [[Nairobi]] until 600,000 [[Kenyan shilling]]s bail was paid.<ref>{{cite news|title=Second Kenya arrest over 'abduction'|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Second-Kenya-arrest-over-abduction/2005/07/19/1121538962637.html|publisher=The Age | location=Melbourne|date=19 July 2005}}</ref> The charges against him and Susan were dropped when Betty Njoroge appeared in court and presented an [[affidavit]] confirming she was acting of her own free will.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2005/09/02/Sect-members-cleared-of-kidnap-charges/54151125656680/?ur3=1|title=Sect members cleared of kidnap charges in Kenya|date=September 2, 2005|publisher=UPI News Online|accessdate=28 October 2019}}</ref> Roland contracted [[tuberculosis]] in prison and Susan, who had earlier told the media that she and her husband would never stoop to bribery,<ref name="abc.net.au"/> not even to save their lives, claimed she had to resort to bribery to get basic amenities provided for Roland from the prison guards.<ref>{{cite web|last=Giles|first=Tanya|title=Cult Aussie can't post bail|url=http://wwrn.org/articles/17746/|publisher=Herald Sun|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>