READING, Pa. — The parents of a 2-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died of pneumonia have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors said they declined to seek medical care for the child on religious grounds. Jonathan Foster, 35, and Grace Foster, 34, also were convicted Friday in Berks County court of child endangerment in the November 2016 death of daughter Ella Grace in Upper Tulpehocken Township, The Reading Eagle reported. The Fosters, who remain free pending sentencing in April, attributed their daughter’s death to “God’s will,” according to a police affidavit. Authorities said the children would be kept together but placed in the care of a family that would ensure that they receive proper medical care. In December, a judge dismissed a charge against the congregation’s pastor of failure to report suspected abuse.

Source: National Post March 24, 2018 21:22 UTC