Trial date set for Haitian voodo case: Voodoo, which blends Catholic beliefs with the worship of deities, is deeply rooted in Haiti and also widely practiced outside of the country.

 

MIAMI, United States, Monday April 8, 2013 – A Miami judge has set a trial date for July for a Haitian-born voodoo priest accused of placing a curse on his compatriot then drugging and raping her.

On the weekend, prosecutors charged Pierre Jenty, 66, with sexual battery by drugging and third-degree grand theft.

Prosecutor Jessie Friedman told a Miami court that the alleged rape took place in November 2006, but that Jenty had skipped his bond, escaped to Canada, then to Haiti for six years before returning here late last year when he was re-arrested and jailed. READ More...