Sam Mullet the 66 year old US Amish leader of a breakaway group is alleged to be responsible for encouraging five of his cult members to attack the bishop of another Amish community. Mullet’s two sons Lester and Johnny along with three others illegally entered the home of a 74 year old Amish bishop from a mainstream Amish community in an Ohio nearby county, using clippers and scissors attacked the man and his son removing their beards. The beards of Amish men have a religious significance, growing them from adulthood and ceasing to trim them upon marriage. Mullet claims the beards were cut after he received criticism regarding his leadership of the breakaway cult, and was meant to humiliate and punish. Mullet denies have given his approval for the attack, but claims he would not have intervened to stop them.

 

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