June 20, 2019

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

David Riehl Fisher, 64, of Alexandria, a former pastor at Shaver’s Creek Christian Fellowship in nearby Petersburg, hides from the camera as he leaves the sentencing hearing of church member Daniel R. Hostetler on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in Huntingdon. Fisher later pleaded no contest to a charge of endangering the welfare of children and received probation and a fine. According to a police criminal complaint, Fisher said he knew Mr. Hostetler sexually assaulted his own daughter when she was a minor and did not report it. Fisher admitted he told Hostetler if he sent his daughter to counseling in another state they’d get into trouble. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)

David Riehl Fisher, 64, of Alexandria, a former pastor at Shaver’s Creek Christian Fellowship in nearby Petersburg, hides from the camera as he leaves the sentencing hearing of church member Daniel R. Hostetler on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in Huntingdon. Fisher later pleaded no contest to a charge of endangering the welfare of children and received probation and a fine. According to a police criminal complaint, Fisher said he knew Mr. Hostetler sexually assaulted his own daughter when she was a minor and did not report it. Fisher admitted he told Hostetler if he sent his daughter to counseling in another state they’d get into trouble. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)

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