Man who allowed daughter to die in faith healing attempt freed from jail
Wednesday September 23, 2009 Ava Worthington, Faith Healing, Followers of Christ


Carl Worthington, who treated his dying 15-month-old daughter Ava with faith healing rather than taking her to a doctor, was convicted of second-degree criminal mistreatment.
Both he and his wife Raylene had originally been charged with charged with second-degree manslughter and criminal mistreatment.
The Worthington’s are members of the Followers of Christ church — theologically considered to be theologically a cult of Christianity that has left a trail of death children its wake.