Women adopted children from orphanage run by Coptic Christian Church . The church has been accused of using the orphans as sex slaves and forcing them to convert or face death. The embassy contacted Egyptian authorities , and both Hagelof and Botros -- along with their husbands -- were arrested soon afterward , as was a nun from a Coptic orphanage and a banker who allegedly helped Botros make contact with the nun . The women now face human-smuggling trial in Egypt , where adoption is illegal .
Women adopted children from orphanage run by Coptic Christian Church . The church has been accused of using the orphans as sex slaves and forcing them to convert or face death. The women now face human-smuggling trial in Egypt , where adoption is illegal .