An Ohio Amish sect leader was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the beard- and hair-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011, NBC News reported.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women were convicted Thursday of hate crimes for a series of hair- and beard- cutting attacks on fellow sect members in a religious dispute that offered a rare ...

(Reuters) - Three men from an Amish splinter group facing hate crime charges over beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio waived their right to a hearing on Friday and will remain behind bars.