Oregon Couple Who Chose Prayer over Medical Care Sentenced After Baby Dies

Faith-healing Oregon couple will serve jail time in death of newborn son

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon City couple was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Monday for failing to provide medical care to their infant child. They each pleaded guilty to criminal mistreatment in the first degree in Clackamas County Circuit Court on Monday. In addition to the 30-day sentence, each was also sentenced to five years of supervised probation following the jail time. As KOIN 6 News previously reported, Blair Edwards and Taylor Ed…

Oregon couple who chose prayer over medical care sentenced after baby dies

An Oregon City couple who did not call 911 as their newborn stopped eating, struggled to breathe and then died were sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail as part of an agreement that requires them to seek routine medical care for their surviving children.

Parents who failed to provide adequate care for child who died sentenced to jail

Parents who failed to provide adequate care for child who died sentenced to jail lherkamp Tue, 09/09/2025 - 07:15 Date 9/9/2025 Main Content OREGON CITY, Or. -- An Oregon City couple who failed to provide necessary and adequate medical care for their newborn child pleaded guilty Monday to Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree.Blair Edwards, 37, and Taylor Edwards, 32, each pleaded guilty in Clackamas County Circuit Court to…