Crime | Amish Amish Beard-Cutters Guilty of Hate Crimes Bishop Sam Mullet, 15 followers face 10 years in prison for attacks By John Johnson Posted Sep 20, 2012 4:03 PM CDT Copied Sam Mullet Sr. stands in the front yard of his home in Bergholz, Ohio, in this file photo from last year. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File) Prosecutors got convictions today in one of the most unusual hate-crime cases on record. An Ohio jury found an ultra-conservative Amish bishop and 15 of his followers guilty of forcibly shaving the beards and hair of their Amish enemies, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In one case, the assailants shaved their own parents. Bishop Sam Mullet didn't take part in the actual assaults, but the jury ruled that he orchestrated them. Because prosecutors successfully made the case that they were religious-motivated hate crimes, Mullet and the others face 10 years in prison or more. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Iran just executed one of its own nuclear scientists. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error