Judge cancels Amish brothers' probation, sends them to prison
October 22, 2020
MARSHFIELD, MO — Webster County Judge Michael O. Hendrickson sent two Seymour Amish brothers convicted of molesting a 13-year-old female relative to prison for 15 years Thursday afternoon.
Under a plea agreement, Aaron C.M. Schwartz and Petie C.M. Schwartz previously had been ordered to complete five years probation with no prison time, so long as they had no contact with the underage victim in the case. They were also required to write letters of apology to the Amish community. The court also ordered suspended 15-year prison sentences as part of the September plea agreement.
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