Forgive us our trespasses: Sexual abuse among the Amish and Mennonite people

Maryann Fisher, left, of Alexandria, blocks the photographerís camera as her husband, former pastor David Fisher, second from right, 64, leaves the Huntingdon County Courthouse after pleading no contest to a felony charge of endangering the welfare of a child in failure to report sexual abuse on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Huntingdon, Pa. Echoes of abuse coverups ring throughout Plain churches across the country in a culture that has historically emphasized a separation from the outside world. With them are the wife of Daniel R. Hostetler, Katie Hostetler, second from left, and Fisherís adopted son, Charlie Fisher, far right. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette) #MennoniteHistoric #yearend2019 #2019I

Zack Tanner
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December 18, 2019