Idaho parents plead not guilty to harming child

GRANGEVILLE (AP) - Two north central Idaho parents who police say severely neglected the health of their 16-year-old daughter have pleaded not guilty to felony injury to a child.

Duane and Deborah Wadsworth of Harpster made the pleas Friday in 2nd District Court. A jury trial is scheduled for May 31.

Authorities filed charges last month after the Wadsworths brought their daughter to St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood.

Doctors and nurses who testified at a previous hearing described the girl as severely malnourished and covered by bed sores with signs of gangrene on her fingers and toes.

Officials said the girl was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis four years ago but the parents opted for herbal and homeopathic treatments.

The girl is now being treated at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center at Spokane.