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Defense attorneys asked a judge Tuesday to drop charges against a town of Weston couple who chose to pray rather than seek medical attention for their dying daughter.
Dale and Leilani Neumann pleaded not guilty during a court appearance to felony charges of second-degree reckless homicide.
Each faces a 25-year prison sentence if convicted.
The Neumanns’ 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann, died March 23 from complications of untreated diabetes, according to a medical examiner’s report. The Neumanns say they never knew their daughter had diabetes.
Faith HealingThe term ‘faith healing’ refers to healing that occurs supernaturally — as the result of prayer rather than the use of medicines or the involvement of physicians or other medical care.But while faith healings do take place today just as they did in the early Christian church, the teachings of some churches, movements and individuals on this subject amount to spiritual abuse.Legitimate churches and movements do not equal using drugs or receiving proper medical attention with unbelief, insufficient faith, or otherwise sinning against God.Research resources on faith healingCommentary/resources by ReligionNewsBlog.comThe motion filed Tuesday to have the case dismissed argues that the charges are “unconstitutionally vague” and infringe upon the couple’s rights to freely exercise religion and their ability to raise their children.
The motion says that the current reckless homicide charge conflicts with the state statute on physical abuse of a child. State law says a person is not guilty of the physical abuse offense if the person is providing a child with treatment through prayer in accordance with their religion.
Marathon County District Attorney Jill Falstad previously said that argument does not apply to a homicide charge.
An autopsy determined Madeline — called Kara by her parents — died from undiagnosed diabetes. The girl likely had symptoms for weeks and perhaps months before she died, court records said.
Leilani Neumann, 40, has said the family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, and she never expected her daughter to die as they prayed for her. The parents told investigators Kara had not been to a doctor since she was 3.
According to the criminal complaint, Dale Neumann, 46, considered his daughter’s illness “a test of faith,” and Leilani Neumann thought her daughter was under a “spiritual attack” that could be overcome with prayer.
Prosecutors contend Kara could not speak, eat, drink, walk or breathe easily for about 48 hours before her death — enough time for the parents to seek medical help. The parents failed in their legal duty to care for the child, prosecutors allege.
[...]The parents are free on bail, but one condition is that their three surviving teenage children have biweekly checkups to make sure they get any needed medical care.
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