Pastor charged again for not reporting dying granddaughter
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A Pennsylvania pastor who rejects modern medicine again faces a criminal charge related to his granddaughter's death from pneumonia less than two weeks after the prosecution was thrown out.
Berks County prosecutors said Monday a charge was refiled against 72-year-old Rowland Foster based on a belief a judge made a legal mistake in dismissing the case.
Foster's Faith Tabernacle Congregation is part of a fundamentalist Christian sect that instructs members to avoid doctors and pharmaceutical drugs.
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Foster is accused of failing to properly report suspected abuse. His 2-year-old granddaughter died in November from what a forensic pathologist says was a highly treatable case of pneumonia.
Foster's lawyer says he expected the decision but calls it disappointing.
The girl's parents await trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.
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The grandfather's case could be assigned to another judge for the May 10 preliminary hearing.