URBANA, Ohio -- A grand jury will hear the case against parents and the grandmother of a 7-year-old girl who are accused of pretending she had cancer in order to get donations.

The parents and grandmother of Hannah Milbrandt waived preliminary hearings Thursday in Champaign County Municipal Court, allowing the case to go to a grand jury.

Lawyers for Robert and Teresa Milbrandt, the girl's parents, said they waived the hearing because they didn't want to make their daughter testify.

Police said Mrs. Milbrandt shaved the girl's hair, gave her sleeping pills to make it appear that she was getting chemotherapy, and put her in counseling to prepare for death.

The family got $10,000 in donations from their central Ohio community. Police discovered in December that the girl was not sick.

Milbrandt has said his wife handled all of the doctor visits and medical bills, and he believed her when she said their daughter had cancer.

The parents are charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, endangering children, theft and possession of criminal tools. If convicted, they could face up to 101/2 years in prison and fines of $22,500.

The girl's grandmother, Mary Russell, is charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and theft, punishable by up to 9.5 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

Milbrandt and Russell are out on bond. A judge denied a request Thursday to reduce Mrs. Milbrandt's bond from $37,500 to personal recognizance.