The Harm

Parents surrender to police over daughter’s death

CLACKAMAS COUNTY - The parents of a baby girl who died from a treatable illness voluntarily surrendered to police Friday night after arrest warrants were issued for them.

Carl Worthington, 28, and Raylene Worthington, 25, face charges of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal mistreatment in connection with the death of their daughter, 15-month-old Ava Worthington.

The infant died March 2 from bacterial bronchial pneumonia and an infection, both of which the state medical examiner said could have easily been cured with common antibiotics.

Numerous sources told KATU News that instead of taking their daughter to a doctor, her parents prayed over her.

The Worthingtons are members of the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City, a church that has a history of faith healing. The couple also lost a son in 2001.

It is sick that such things are allowed to happen. Such churches should be shut down and parents who deny there children medical care should have there children taken from them.
Parents have the right to have what ever religion they want but they have no right to deny there children medical care no madder what there religion is.