Parents get 10 years for starving their autistic teen

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In court papers, doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora said they’d never seen such a severe case of malnutrition.

Doctors told police the 17-year-old boy weighed just 88 pounds when he was admitted to the hospital on Aug. 22. The couple initially brought their son to Longmont United Hospital after he lost consciousness.

One doctor told police the boy’s condition was, “consistent with someone who would have been in a concentration camp for several years.”

The teenager had not seen a doctor in at least eight years. He hadn’t had formal schooling, dental care or in-home assistance for the same time period.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the boy’s parents told detectives he consumed only sugary drinks and junk food for more than a decade.

The parents told police their son refused to consume anything but Cheez-It, Cheetos, Doritos and sodas.

Investigators said the couple failed to seek assistance to get the boy the nutrients his body needed.

Both parents pleaded guilty in the case and were sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.

They said their kid refused to consume anything but junk food. But if my son were that picky, I would be going to the doctor to get help. Plus if they were that poor, I am sure they would have qualified for state child health insurance.