Two Amish Men Under Arrest For Attacks on Other Amish

Fox News reports today that in Steubenville, Ohio, two Amish men remain under arrest on burglary and kidnapping charges, while a third was released because he had been mistaken for his brother.  According to an AP report last week, the men under arrest are part of a dissident Amish group, mostly related, who live in the Ohio town of Bergholz. They are charged with breaking into the homes of other Amish in Carroll, Holmes, Jefferson and Trumbull counties, cutting off their beards or hair-- something which is considered degrading to the victims. Police say the attacks are in retaliation for the ostracizing of bishop Sam Mullet, leader of the Bergholz clan, over allegations of sexual abuse after a disputed 2007 police raid. The two men in custody are Mullet's sons.