Interviewed by the local newspaper, Leonardo stated that he wanted to “make it clear that he had decided to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, not to find a way out of the darkness of prison, but to fill a deeply felt spiritual need. ”
તેને પારમાના મંડળના કિંગ્ડમ હૉલમાં બાપ્તિસ્મા લેવાની ખાસ પરવાનગી આપવામાં આવી હતી.