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House of Judah Leaders Charged with Conspiracy in Child's Death Children·s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty. Inc. Box 2604 Summer 1986 Sioux City IA 51106 Copyright by Phone 712-948-3295 CHILD, Inc. Written and produced by Rita and Doug Swan HOUSE OF JUDAH LEADERS CHARGED WITH commune members pleaded no contest to CONSPIRACY IN CHILD'S DEATH child cruelty charges. But the Allegan County District Court also acquitted Wil­ The U. S. Department of Justice's case liam Lewis of the cruelty charge and against eight former members of the House dismissed charg~s against his son and of Judah leadership council is scheduled another defendant. for trial August 5 in the U. S. District Court of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The de­ Is thirteenth amendment for children? fendants are charged with conspiracy to hold children in involuntary servitude and The federal government's case rests on ~he with holding 12-year-old John Yarbough in thirteenth amendment to the Constitution involuntary servitude. The government and Title 18 of the U. S. Code prohibiting charges that the conspiracy resulted in slavery. It is unusual to consider a the boy's death on July 4, 1983. child living with his mother as a slave, and the defense has filed a motion to Torture dismiss on grounds that the thirteenth amendment does not apply to children. The boy had been beaten repeatedly for insubordination, neglecting chores, and The judge has granted the defendants' re­ soiling his pants. A physician who exam­ quest for a bench trial, but the govern­ ined his body said his vomiting, frequent ment is challenging this ruling, arguing falls, and inability to con~rol his bowels that federal law requires the prosecu­ - i~fticated severe injuries from the beat­ tion's consent to a bench trial. ings. Cau~of death was given as kidney failure, apparentiy cause~y the collec­ tion of blood in the kidneys. The Prophet's Claims INSIDE Yarbough lived with his mother at the Parents charged in Ohio faith death ••••• 2 House of Judah's camp in southwest Allegan Indiana Supreme Court upholds conviction County, Michigan. The group were blacks for faith death ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 who claimed to be the true Jews. Its Bergmanns put on probation •••••••••••••• 3 flamboyant leader, William "Prophet" Bill shielding churches from civil Lewis, provided the media with many state­ liability killed •••••••••••••••••••••••• J ments of his contempt for other blacks, California Medical Association files his admiration for the authoritarianism of amicua brief in Christian Science cases.J the Klu Klux Klan and Hitler, and justi­ Bay area skeptics investigate Popoff •••• 4 fications for beating children. Children Church's use of child labor contested ••• 4 were punished by being placed in stocks Christian Science does mental surgery on . and then beaten with switches and an ax hemorrhoids ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 handle. "The Seven-Headed Serpent": Freeman on medical science •.••••••••••••••••••••••• 6 Lewis cited Proverbs 23:13, "If you CHILD's first meeting ••••••••••••••••••• ? chastise him with the rod, he shall not Cult litigation conference •••••••••••••• 7 die," as evidence that the boy had not Seattle child murdered by exorcism •••••• 8 died from the beatings. Rather, the boy's Australians convicted: child starved ...• 8 death indicated that God does not like bad "When faith-healing falters" •.••..••.••. 9 children, Lewis claimed. Houy elected .. .......................... 9 Need for news clipping service ....•...• 10 The boy's mother, Ethel Yarbough, was Treasurer's report •..•..............•.• 10 convicted of manslaughter and two other .. 2 PARENTS CHARGED IN OHIO FAITH DEATH A local CHILD member says the Celina townspeople are outraged by the deaths and On May 5, Steve and Diane Mil ler of often speak of the Faith Assembly members Celina, Ohio , were charged with child as nbrain dead." It seems ironic that endangerment, a fourth degree felony for their leader, who has lost both his the death of their 23-month-old daughter, daughter and granddaughter to his Kimberly. The little girl died April 3 of teachings against medical care , is trained pneumonia and bronchitis after suffering as a veterinarian. But neither he nor his for at least five days with nausea, son show any desire to repent. Either the vomiting, and diarrhea. courts or the legislature will have to find a way to defend t he lives of the The parents' r eligion, Faith Assembly, is children. opposed to medical care. Although saddened by their daughter's death, the Information was taken from James Quinn's Millers claim they do not regret their lengthy background articles in the May 6th actions and will not seek medical care for Akron Beacon Journal. See also the Beacon their two · surviving children, relatives Journal is excellent May 12 editorial, said. "Wlien faith is fatal," which has already been sent to all CHILD members. The On July 15, CHILD learned that the grand Christian Science response appeared July jury will be called again and asked to 15. reindite the parents because of an oversight in the first charge. The INDIANA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS prosecutor had failed to charge them with CONVICTION FOR FAITH DEATH a "culpable mental state." On May 27, the Indiana Supreme Court Other recent deaths upheld the convictions of Gary and Margaret Hall of rural Columbia City. With about 25 members in Celina, this They let their 26-day-old baby, Joel David Faith Assembly group has now lost three Hall, die of untreated pneumonia on children since 1981 because of their February 16, 1984 because of Faith rejection of medical care. First to die Assembly teachings against medicine. was Christina Miller, the 12-year-old daughter of the group's leader, a former A Whitley County jury found them guilty of veterinarian. The coroner concluded that reckless homicide and child neglect on her health had deteriorated f or years, her August 28 , 1984. The state Supr eme Court body was small and poorly developed, her upheld the reckless homicide conviction, heart was enlarged, and her extremities but overturned the neglect conviction were blue . Exmembers said she often had because of double jeopardy--that is, the t o be carried from the church and her court decided the neglect charge was classmates nicknamed her "Bluelips. 11 She essentially the same offense as r eckless died of heart disease on December 24 , homicide. 1981. Steve Miller was her brother. "You can't kill your child in the name of' The second child was 8-month-old Meredith religion" Hinton, who died of pneumonia July 10, 1984. Thus, the court did not deal with the meaning of the r eligious defense provided Another group member, Shirley Shindel­ in Indiana's child neglect law. However, decker, killed a schoolbus driver in their ruling upholding the reckless October, 1984, as she attempted to remove homicide conviction stated, "Prayer is not her son Matthew from the bus. She had permitted as a defense when a caretaker lost custody of him partly because of her engages in omissive conduct which results extreme religious opinions and her r efusal in t he child's death. 11 Also, the attorney to seek medical care for him. She was general's office said that the ruling found innocent by reason of insanity . meant that "you can't kill your child in the name of religion." Prosecutor's dilemm.a. The Halls' attorney said he will petition Mercer County Prosecutor Dan Myers did not for a rehearing and if that is rejected, file charges after the first t wo deaths of he will consider appealing to the federal children because Ohio's religious immunity courts. The attorney general ' s office law apparentl~ protects such parent~. pr edicted the case would go to the U. s. Myers testified before the Ohio Supreme Court eventually. legislature, expecting it to change the law to protect the children. But after The Halls were the first Faith Assembly massive letter writing by Christian couple in Indiana to be charged for Scientistsr reform legislation was killed. denying their child lifesaving medical care. This information is taken from the June 4th Fort Wayne News Sentinel. > ) BERGMANNS PUT ON PROBATION On June 2, Noble Superior Court Judge CALIFORNIA .MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Roger Cosbey commuted the prison terms of FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN David and Kathleen Bergmann of South Bend, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CASES Indiana. Because of their membership in Faith Assembly, the Bergmanns had allowed On July 15, the California Medical their 9-month-old daughter Allyson to die Association filed an amicus brief with the of pneumonia and meningitis without state Supreme Court supporting the state's medical attention two years earlier. case against three sets of Christian Scienc~ parents who allowed their children The Bergmanns were the second Faith to die of untreated meningitis in 1984. Assembly family to face criminal charges in Indiana for denying a child lifesaving Main points in their argument are that the medical c~re. On September 11, 1984, they U. S: and C~lifornia.constitutions uphold were convicted of reckless homicide and a child's right to live, that family pri­ child neglect. ' After they refused to vacy rights do not include the right to promise to get medical care for their deprive a child of l~fesaving medical surviving children, they were sentenced to care, that no court has e~er ruled that ten years in prison each. Christian Science treatment was legal health care for a child in need of medical However, the Bergmanns recently told the care, and that the religious exemption in court that they have left Faith Assembly. section 270 of the Penal Code must not be They said they have sought medical care interpreted so as to compromise a child's for their children and were ostracized by right to medical care.
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