David Smith had been arrested for 18 months in Port - au - Prince . Accounts differ as to what happened next , but the father believes the child survived and that Waggoner kidnapped him , according to Piechowski . He was jailed on suspicion of kidnapping a 15-month - old boy . Waggoner says boy 's parents were trying to extort him . He says he wants to do more aid work in Haiti .
David Smith had been arrested for 18 months in Port - au - Prince . He was jailed on suspicion of kidnapping a 15-month - old boy . Waggoner says boy 's parents were trying to extort him . He says he wants to do more aid work in Haiti .