OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon couple who practice faith healing and were sentenced to 16 months in prison after their teenage son died of a treatable condition have been released about three months early.
Jeffrey and Marci Beagley were released Wednesday from separate prisons. The Oregonian says their sentences were reduced by 98 days for good behavior. They were convicted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the death of their 16-year-old son Neil, who died in 2008 of complications from an untreated urinary blockage. The condition normally is easily treated.
Testimony at their Clackamas County Circuit Court trial showed the Beagleys were members of the Followers of Christ church. Members reject most medical treatment and rely instead on rituals such as anointing the sick with oil and laying hands on them.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
