Mom brought 2-year-old to hospitals more than 20 times for fake conditions: Prosecutors

An Ohio mother who was accused of hospital shopping and medical abuse by prosecutors pleaded not guilty during her arraignment.

Jennifer Parker, 43, appeared in court on Wednesday to plead not guilty to three counts of child endangerment in connection with allegations that she abused her 2-year-old son since the time he was an infant. According to courtroom reporting by local NBC affiliate WLWT, Parker allegedly brought her son to the hospital multiple times for medical conditions he did not have. Assistant Butler County Prosecutor Lindsay Sheehan told the court, "Since birth, under Miss Parker's care, this child, now 2, has been hospitalized over 20 times."

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