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Kidnapping Victim's Boyfriend Confesses to Killing That Outraged Haitians
Worldwide

Sandra Lemaire

   WASHINGTON/PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI - Obed Joseph, a soft-spoken, slight
   young man, has confessed to orchestrating the kidnapping and killing of
   his girlfriend, high school senior Evelyne Sincere.

   Haitian National Police assistant spokesman, Inspector Garry
   Desrosiers, introduced the alleged killer and his two accomplices at a
   press conference Monday in Port-au-Prince. They were arrested in a
   sting operation involving multiple law enforcement entities.

   During the press conference, reporters were allowed to question the
   suspects. Standing next to Obed, 24, who was captured last week by the
   notorious gang leader "Barbecue" and turned over to police, were
   brothers Michel Dorestan, 23, and Eval Dorestan, 28. The three men are
   charged with kidnapping, homicide and rape.

   Obed was repeatedly asked by reporters to speak up so they could hear
   him. He began by offering condolences to Sincere's family. He told
   reporters he met the 22-year-old on Facebook two years ago and
   confirmed they had been romantically involved. According to Obed, the
   plot to kidnap Sincere was hatched with the two brothers and discussed
   for a month before they finally decided to act.

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