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 Edwards’ newborn child died after the couple opted for faith-healing in lieu of medical treatment…

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