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Parents plead not guilty to charges in Missouri girl’s exorcism death | CTV News
The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbours to remove a “demon” pleaded not guilty Monday to charges connected to the case.Mary S. Mast, 29, and James A. Mast, 28, both of Lincoln, Missouri, were charged Thursday with felony child endangerment resulting in death and are jailed without bond. They don’t yet have attorneys.
During their arraignments Monday, Associate Judge Mark Brandon Pilley also denied the couple’s request to attend the girl’s funeral, according to online court records. A bond hearing was scheduled for Jan. 5.The couple’s other children, a 2-year-old son and an infant, were placed in protective custody, Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox said in a news release.
The girl was found dead at the family home on Dec. 20. Knox said she had been severely beaten and dunked in an icy pond as part of what appeared to be a “religious-type episode.”
Across-the-road neighbours Ethan Mast, 35, and Kourtney Aumen, 21, were charged last week with second-degree murder and other offences. Both are jailed without bond. Ethan Mast is not believed to be related to James and Mary Mast, Knox said.
Both families attend the same church, but Knox said that the actions involving the girl are not condoned by the church, which he declined to name.
Source: Parents plead not guilty to charges in Missouri girl’s exorcism death | CTV News
Saint Michael's Journal 
Hmmm….. I do not think this was an exorcism group associated with the Catholic Church. I have that feeling.
Many a soul is going to Hell, because we do not question Protestant dogma and practices. We should set them straight.