No prison time for two Amish men from Seymour who pleaded guilty to molesting relative

SPRINGFIELD (MO)
Springfield News-Leader

September 16, 2020

By Gregory J. Holman

Two men from rural Seymour pleaded guilty last week to charges stemming from accusations that they had sex with a young female relative.

As part of a plea agreement, the two men, who are brothers from an Amish family, will not go to prison, according to online court records and reporting by the Webster County Citizen.

The brothers, 22-year-old Aaron C.M. Schwartz and 18-year-old Petie C.M. Schwartz, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of third-degree child molestation. Each received prison sentences totaling 15 years, which were suspended.

According to the local newspaper report published Wednesday morning, Webster County Prosecutor Ben Berkstresser said the victim — a minor who was in her very early teens when the crimes occurred — had a baby in recent weeks fathered by one of her assailants, who included two other unnamed brothers who are minors.

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