Texas dentist sentenced for botched surgery that left 4-year-old with brain damage
Houston, Texas – A former dentist in Houston, Texas has been sentenced to just five years of probation after a botched surgery left a 4-year-old girl with irreversible brain damage. Bethaniel Jefferson, who failed to call 911 for five hours as the child’s oxygen levels plummeted, was convicted of reckless injury to a child by omission. Prosecutors were asking for a 20-year prison sentence, but the jury initially sentenced her to 10 years before recommending …