Paul Waggoner had been held for 18 days in Port-au-Prince . The U.S. State Department said it was aware of the case and that Washington is working with Haitian authorities to secure his release. Waggoner says boy 's parents were trying to extort him . He says he wants to do more aid work in Haiti .
Paul Waggoner had been held for 18 days 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 .