Lincoln couple sentenced for child abuse
OMAHA — A Lincoln couple that withheld food from their 5-month-old son has been sentenced to two to three years in prison.
Under the sentence handed down Thursday by Douglas County District Judge Gregory Schatz, Joanna and Benjamin Langston would have to spend at least a year in prison for felony child abuse before being eligible for release.
The Langstons’ child was in Children’s Hospital in Omaha in March 2007 because of a number of medical problems. Authorities have said a surveillance camera placed in his room caught the parents repeatedly unhooking their son’s feeding tube.
The baby remains in foster care along with the Langstons’ three other children.
Under the sentence handed down Thursday by Douglas County District Judge Gregory Schatz, Joanna and Benjamin Langston would have to spend at least a year in prison for felony child abuse before being eligible for release.
The Langstons’ child was in Children’s Hospital in Omaha in March 2007 because of a number of medical problems. Authorities have said a surveillance camera placed in his room caught the parents repeatedly unhooking their son’s feeding tube.
The baby remains in foster care along with the Langstons’ three other children.
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