A British man suspected of sexually abusing children at an orphanage he ran in Ethiopia was granted bail on Monday. David Allen Christie, who was arrested last month, would be allowed to leave custody after being granted bail of 15,000 birr (US $1,800), Reuters said on Monday. A lawyer acting on Christie's behalf told the court that prison was affecting the man's health to the extent that he believed Christie's life was in danger. Christie is charged with sexually molesting and trafficking in children at an orphanage funded by the Swiss-based charity Terre des Hommes established to care for children orphaned by famine. Christie was arrested at Addis Ababa's Bole airport on 17 August following a joint operation between Ethiopian and Zambian police, who suspected that he was planning to open a children's home in Zambia. The case was adjourned until 21 September.
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