HOUSTON – An author who wrote of her liberation from the Amish community has filed a civil lawsuit against a Seabrook man, whom she accuses of sexually assaulting her, court documents show. According to the lawsuit, the alleged assault took place… ‘Runaway Amish Girl’ author accuses Seabrook man of sex assault, documents show

INDIANAPOLIS, IN –  An Amish couple with 13 children sued the federal government on Wednesday, accusing officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting that they provide photographs of themselves before the Canadian wife’s request… Amish couple sues 2 agencies over photos their faith forbids

LANCASTER, PA – A new nonprofit, the Amish Heritage Foundation, will hold its first conference, Disrupting History: Reclaiming Our Amish Story, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the end of September. Over two days, more than a dozen speakers… An Independent Amish Foundation Struggles to Get On Its Feet

An Amish man was killed and two other Amish were injured after their buggy was hit by a motorist, who then fled the scene and was later caught in a southern Minnesota farm field, authorities… 1 dead, 2 injured after car hits Amish buggy in southern Minnesota

GLADWIN, MI – An Amish man accused of sexually assaulting three girls over more than a decade has accepted a plea deal rather than face a jury. Ora F. Troyer, 53, on Monday, Aug. 27, appeared… Amish man accused of raping 3 girls in northern Michigan pleads guilty

SIDNEY – Steven E. Hunter, of Sidney, was sentenced Tuesday in Shelby County Common Pleas Court to a mandatory 17 years in prison for the death of Sarah Schwartz, 23, of Maplewood who was a… Motorist Sentenced to 17 Years for Fatal Buggy Crash

DECATUR, IN – Two elderly northeastern Indiana Amish women have been sentenced to two years on probation and ordered not to practice midwifery or medicine after authorities learned they were acting as midwives without any certifications or… 2 Adams County Amish Woman Get Probation in Midwifery Case

KENT COUNTY, DE – The Division of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of whooping cough after discovering almost 100 people in Kent County’s Amish community have the contagious disease.  Health officials said they began investigating… State: 97 cases of whooping cough reported among Delaware Amish