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No Jail for Texas Mom Accused of Medical Child Abuse in Munchausen by Proxy Case

Jessica Gasser had been facing charges of injury to a child and medical child abuse until a grand jury determined that her child was "independently and repeatedly" diagnosed with the conditions she was accused of faking.

A Texas mom accused of medical child abuse in an alleged Munchausen by proxy case will face no jail time after a grand jury determined she was not faking the conditions her child has.

Jessica Gasser had been facing charges of injury to a child and medical child abuse until her child was able to be "independently and repeatedly" diagnosed by doctors with gastroparesis and hypoglycemia, according to a press release obtained by Law&Crime.

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