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Amish bishop didn't report child sex abuse, says it 'wasn't really that bad': Police

May 16, 2017

An Amish bishop in Dauphin County has been charged with failing to report two cases of child sexual abuse.

Christ M. Stoltzfus, 69, of Roller Road in Mifflin Township, told investigators that he was informed that one of the incidents "wasn't really that bad" during an interview in February, according to state police.

Both cases involved Daniel Ray Fisher, 44, of Weaver Road in Mifflin Township, records state.

Fisher was charged in a separate case in November and again January with inappropriately touching a then 5-year-old girl and a then-10-year-old girl, records state.

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