Two parents in Minnesota could face jail time after they allegedly tried
to save their dying son with prayers instead of taking him to a
hospital.
Authorities charged Timothy and Sarah Johnson last week with child
neglect over the March 2015 death of their adopted son Seth. The
7-year-old came down with pancreatitis and acute sepsis, but the parents
opted to treat him themselves because they had “issues going to
doctors” and were concerned about the medications they would prescribe,
according to news station KMSP.
Based on their own research, the couple instead diagnosed Seth with
post-traumatic disorder, a brain injury and fetal alcohol syndrome.
