Samuel Mullet and followers found guilty of federal hate crimes. Sept. 20, 2012— -- The leader of an Amish splinter sect and his followers were found guilty today of violating federal hate crime ...

Among those charged is the leader of a breakaway Amish group. Aug. 27, 2012— -- Jury selection began today in the hate crimes trial of Samuel Mullet Sr. and 15 followers of his breakaway sect, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen men and women who rejected lenient plea deals are facing lengthy prison terms for their convictions in the hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio. The trial ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women were convicted Thursday of hate crimes for a series of hair- and beard- cutting attacks on fellow sect members in a religious dispute that offered a rare ...

In Amish tradition, men’s beards and women’s hair carry religious significance — and once they’re married, men stop shaving and women stop trimming their hair. In fact, religious beliefs around hair ...

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Seven men from an Amish splinter group in Ohio were arrested on federal hate crimes charges on Wednesday, accused of involvement in humiliating attacks on fellow Amish involving ...

(Reuters) - Three men from an Amish splinter group facing hate crime charges over beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio waived their right to a hearing on Friday and will remain behind bars.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The ringleader in hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Before his sentencing, Samuel Mullet Sr. told Judge Dan Aaron ...

CLEVELAND -- In the stern, self-regulating world of the Amish, those who act out time and again by wearing the wrong clothing, going to movies or otherwise flouting the church's doctrine can find ...

Jury deliberations started Thursday in the trial of an Amish leader and 15 followers who are accused of forcibly cutting the hair and beards of religious rivals. Samuel J. Mullet Sr., a 66-year-old ...