Ore. couple convicted in faith-healing trial

OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) After just an hour of deliberation, jurors on
Tuesday (June 7) unanimously found two members of a faith-healing church
guilty of felony criminal mistreatment for not seeking medical care for
their daughter.

Timothy and Rebecca Wyland face up to five years in prison but are
likely to receive probation and possibly some time in jail. They will be
sentenced June 24.

As the verdict was read, Timothy Wyland slipped his arm around his
wife's waist, and the couple stoically faced the judge. The Wylands made
no comment after the proceedings, walking out of the courtroom
surrounded by supporters from their church, some of them sobbing.