Guiseley, England: Rob Lawrie had a choice. On one side lay the law - you can't sneak a 4-year-old girl across international borders - and on the other side sat his sentiments: How could he leave that girl trapped in a squalid migrant camp? He led with his heart - and was caught. He goes on trial Thursday in France, accused of aiding illegal immigration for trying to take Bahar Ahmadi from the settlement in Calais, France, to safety in England, where the Afghan girl had family waiting to look after her. Judges in Boulogne-Sur-Mer will determine if the ex-British soldier is a criminal, or a compassionate man who couldn't turn his back on a child in need. In September, he gave in to the...
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