Court Report

Faith-Healing Parents Guilty in Son's Death

OREGON CITY, Ore. - An Oregon couple was found guilty Tuesday of criminally negligent homicide for praying over their ill son instead of seeking medical help. The jury returned the verdict on the second day of deliberations in the trial of Jeff and Marci Beagley, both members of the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City. Church members gasped as Judge Steven Maurer read the verdicts. The couple, who remain free on bail, is scheduled for sentencing on Feb. 18. Because neither has a prior conviction, state sentencing guidelines call for 16 to 18 months in prison. Read more...
Posted by Webmaster at February 3, 2010 01:00 AM