Minneapolis, Minn., Jan 5, 2017 / 16:49 pm
Two Minnesota parents are facing charges of child neglect after they prayed over their severely ill son rather than seeking medical attention just prior to the child's death.
A criminal complaint says the couple, Sarah Johnson, 38, and Timothy Johnson, 39, found their son Seth, 7, unresponsive and covered in vomit one morning in March 2015.
The parents told authorities they had decided to pray over Seth and treat him with vitamins and honey the night before his death rather than call 911 because they had "issues with doctors."
The Johnsons said in social media postings that have since been deleted that they relied on their strong faith to overcome their son's death, according to local news reports.