Three held in Pennsylvania rape case of teen Amish girl 'gifted' to man
Source: Reuters
Three held in Pennsylvania rape case of teen Amish girl 'gifted' to man
By David DeKok
June 17, 2016
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Three people in Pennsylvania have been charged in a bizarre statutory rape case where a 14-year-old Amish girl was "gifted" to a much older man who helped her parents out of financial distress, according to court records released on Friday.
Child welfare workers in Bucks County found 11 girls between the ages of 6 months and 18 years living in the house of 51-year-old Lee Kaplan in the town of Feasterville on Thursday. All are believed to be Amish.
Police on Thursday arrested Kaplan as well as Daniel Stoltzfus, 43, and his wife Savilla Stoltzfus, 42, who are the parents of the teenage girl.
Kaplan is charged with 10 counts of various sexual offenses, eight of them felonies, including statutory rape. Daniel Stoltzfus is charged with conspiracy to commit statutory sexual assault. Both he and Savilla Stoltzfus are also charged with endangering the welfare of children.
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JoeOtterbein
(7,703 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,051 posts)Arkansas Republican Christian. Justin Harris gave his adopted children away to a man who raped one of them.
Republicans call it 'rehoming'.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/...
No paperwork, no approval.
Just give them away.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/05/1368833/-Arkansas-Rep-Justin-Harris-gave-his-adopted-children-away-to-a-man-who-raped-one-of-them
Judi Lynn
(160,684 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,511 posts)very twisted minds
Neighbors said to be very surprised, the place seemed so quiet to them
Looks like a ***mean*** bunch!! Yikes!
WhiteTara
(29,736 posts)colorado_ufo
(5,744 posts)But my first thought was that she looked exhausted and much older than her years. There is always a story behind the story.
Nonetheless, and in spite of anything, this type of sh_t has got to end. Tons of brainwashing here.
Freddie
(9,282 posts)That's very close to Philly and nowhere near Amish country. I just heard a bit about this on radio just now but not the Amish angle. Horrible.
REP
(21,691 posts)There were 12 children total found, including two this pile of shit fathered with the the "gift" child.
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)Blech...
appalachiablue
(41,204 posts)Person 2713
(3,263 posts)Skittles
(153,312 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)malthaussen
(17,241 posts)Selling one's children to get out of debt is an old practice. Sometimes, people sell their children because they just want a break on the rent.
-- Mal
BlueMTexpat
(15,376 posts)f***s in and around us. Those poor abused children ....