BUCKS, PA – A Bucks County judge has denied defense attorneys’ request to move the child sexual assault trial of Lee Kaplan out of the county. Kaplan, 52, of Feasterville is slated to go to… Trial of man charged with sexually assaulting Amish girls will stay in Bucks County
NEW WILMINGTON, PA – A mother who is fighting the Child Protective Service system to get her children back was threatened during a mediation hearing last week. Elizabeth Byler of Pennsylvania, who grew up in… Pennsylvania Court Attempts to Censor Social Media Exposure of Former Amish Mom Fighting to Get Kids Back
COLDWATER, MI – This area’s state Senator Mike Shirley will not pick up or vote for legislation to require a fee registration for horse-drawn vehicles, namely Amish buggies. Past proposals have died in prior sessions,… Sen. Shirkey won’t support Amish buggy registration
DOVER, OH – Marlene C. Miller was able to forgive the father who beat her and the mother who let him after she gave her life over to God. Her conversion occurred after her Amish… Marlene Miller, former majorette, tells of her rare conversion to Amish religion
REBER, NY — Midnight is dark in this remote stretch of fertile landscape, where country lanes creep through fields ringed with misty mountains. Motorists must combat a thicket of possible difficulties that only magnify at… Amish migration sparks safety concerns in Essex County
MONTOUR, PA — A member of the Amish sect allegedly indecently assaulted two girls several times over a more than six-year period. Amos Stoltzfus Lapp, 43, of 170 Hillside Road, faces two counts of aggravated… Amish man charged with indecent assault
GEAUGA, OH – Chipmunk Lane in Burton Township is normally a quiet street, but that peace was shattered for William Yoder and his family several weeks ago. “We came into the driveway, and I seen… Woman accused of burglarizing Amish homes in Geauga County
MIDDLEFIELD, OH – A group of Amish taxi drivers, who serve the Amish in Middlefield, Ohio claim, in some cases, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is unfairly pulling them over for safety checks if they… Some Amish taxis drivers claim profiling by the Ohio Highway Patrol
AROOSTOOK, ME – Hoping to avoid seeing a legal confrontation between the Amish and state government, Rep. Dave McCrea, D-Fort Fairfield, wants to let Amish community members hunt wearing red rather than blaze orange in… Bill could let Amish Mainers wear red instead of orange when hunting
My name is Aaron Swartzentruber, and I grew up in a very strict Schwartzentruber Amish community. I liked living in a culture where I could work when I wanted to and was taught as a… Aaron Swartzentruber
