Third faith-healing couple pleads not guilty to child endangerment

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- A third couple from a Clackamas County faith-healing church are facing criminal charges for refusing to get medical care for a child.

Timothy and Rebecca Wyland pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of criminal mistreatment.

They are accused of allowing a mass of blood vessels to grow over the eye of their 7-month-old daughter, jeopardizing her vision.

Child welfare officials have removed the infant from the home so she can get treatment.

Three other parents from the Followers of Christ church have been convicted in similar cases in the last year, and one has been acquitted.