Five Amish families have had hair or beards cut in attacks in recent weeks. Oct. 8, 2011 — -- Amish people in eastern Ohio are being attacked by having their hair and beards cut off, possibly by ...

A curious legal case is playing out in a federal courtroom in Cleveland. Sixteen members of a conservative Amish church group are charged with hate crimes for attacking other Amish by cutting off ...

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An Ohio Amish sect leader was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the beard- and hair-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011, NBC News reported.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A hate-crimes case that has drawn worldwide interest because of the unusual nature of the charges and because it offers a rare glimpse into the reclusive Amish religious community ...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - A group of religious castoffs has been attacking fellow Amish, cutting off their hair and beards in an apparent feud over spiritual differences, a sheriff said Thursday, and one ...