Overview

• John Andres Gonzalez and Jaqueline Navarro were found guilty of felony child abuse with a great bodily injury enhancement and face up to 12 years in prison.
• Prosecutors said the couple, identifying as vegan mucus-free fruitarians and naturopaths, rejected breast milk and formula and subjected the baby to high-temperature saunas and ice baths.
• In August 2020 emergency doctors at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach found the ten-month-old gray, emaciated and catatonic with hypoxia, constant seizures and extremely low blood sugar.
• The now five-year-old child remains quadriplegic, blind and unable to eat, speak or walk independently while living under his grandmother’s care.
• Tulare County paid a $32 million settlement in 2023 after the child’s grandmother made more than a dozen unheeded reports to welfare services, prompting calls for oversight reforms.