Amish sect leader gets prison for hair-cutting attacks

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Amish sect leader gets prison for hair-cutting attacks

By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND | Fri Feb 8, 2013 4:12pm EST

(Reuters) - An Ohio Amish sect leader was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in federal prison for his role in leading hair- and beard-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011.

Prosecutors had recommended a life sentence for Samuel Mullet Sr., 67, who was convicted of a hate crime in September for orchestrating attacks carried out on six Amish men and two women, though he was not present for any of them. Prosecutors said the attacks were motivated by religious disputes between Mullet and other Amish leaders.

Fifteen of Mullet's followers in the breakaway Amish sect, from Bergholz, Ohio, who were also convicted of multiple counts of conspiracy and kidnapping, received lesser prison sentences on Friday, ranging from one year to seven years.

The sentences will be staggered to allow the group, which includes many family members, to take care of children.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/08/us-usa-crime-amish-idUSBRE9170NA20130208

[Warpy]

1. He'll be out on parole long before that sentence has been served.

Maybe being around real bad guys will make him more tolerant of his fellow Amish.

[Eugene]

4. He'll be serving federal time which will be at least 12 3/4 years behind bars. nt

[msanthrope]

5. No parole in the federal system. nt

[gollygee]

2. His name is Mullet?

There's a joke in there somewhere.

[shenmue]

3. You can get coupons for Great Clips

I'm just saying.

[Tom Ripley]

6. Poor man will be subjected to electric lights and other worldly amenities

[dsc]

7. Funny when we found out Romney did the same thing to a gay kid

many people came to his aid saying it was no real big deal. Yet this guy was facing life in prison for it and got 15 years.

[kairos12]

8. Excellent Point