Incest and sexual abuse within the Amish community

[CatWoman]

Last night, or very early this morning (whichever you prefer), I watched this show on CNBC -- Cover to Cover.

There was a young Amish girl on, about 18 years old.

She had been sexually abused by two of her older brothers. When she tried to report it, her mother retaliated against her and took her to the dentist and had all of her teeth pulled out.

It appears that in the Amish community, men are the top of the food chain. Wives must obey their husbands, daughters must obey their fathers, and sisters must obey their fathers and brothers.

To think that these practices are going on, and are pretty much condoned by the community -- and yes, the church -- really blew my mind. But the mother's reaction was just plain dispicable.


I wonder if the same thing happened to her.